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By only a small number of people. because of covid, there were virtually no veterans in france. instead, in rather less clement weather, many of them gathered in britain and watched proceedings by a live transmission. i can only hope that this serves to commemorate all those whose lives were lost during the events ofjune 19114 and between d—day and the liberation of paris at the end of august 19114. there was a two—minute silence to honour the 22,000 names on the columns of memorial. and then the uk's ambassador in paris declared the memorial open. the memorial was only completed a few wee...

Part cloister of contemplation, the british normandy memorial is a place of serene beauty. at its centre, a statue of three infantrymen caught in the grip of battle, and on its 160 columns, the names, ranks and ages of all those who were killed. as the years pass and the numbers of those who fought in the campaign dwindle, it is the fulfilment of a promise. the inspiration for it came from the veterans themselves. they wanted to have one single place where all the comrades who lost their lives, serving under general montgomery in 19114, can be remembered together. and i think they felt that wi...

Because of covid, virtually no veterans were in france. instead, in rather less clement weather, many of them gathered at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire and watched the ceremony via a live transmission, including a message from the prince of wales. i could only hope that this serves to commemorate all those whose lives were lost during the events ofjune 1994 and between d—day and the liberation of paris at the end of august 19114. —— june 19114. and in the morning, we will rememberthem. we will rememberthem. there was a two—minute silence to honour the 22,4112 names t...

Mulberry artificial harbour, and below us, the sands where on the morning of during the sixth 19114, thousands of british and commonwealth troops came pouring off their transports. gold beach was at their transports. gold beach was at the centre of the landings, the americans on one side, the canadians on the others. here, british soldiers scored early success but it was the start of a long and bitter fight to the lanes and villages of rural normandy. not tilljuly did the allies take the key city, opening the way to paris. among those killed in the later fighting was the man who parachuted in ...

It was a small gathering at ver—sur—mer, but the significance and the emotion of the moment were lost on no one. here at the normandy memorial, there's finally a place — and a place of great beauty — where, for future generations, british commemorations of d—day and the normandy campaign will have single focus. because of covid, virtually no veterans were in france. instead, in rather less clement weather, many of them gathered at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire and watched the ceremony via a live transmission, including a message from the prince of wales. i could on...