BBCNEWS BBC News June 6, 2021 20:10:00
Names that are engraved on the columns of memorial. and then, accompanied by the french defence minister, the uk's ambassador in paris declared the memorial open. the memorial was only completed a few weeks ago, the press has been kept away and because of covid, there are few visitors at the moment. as a result, the scale and the beauty of this place have come to many as a monumental surprise. it's set on a hill looking down on gold beach, where thousands came ashore on d—day. built in pale burgundy limestone, there's a central temple—like structure with a statue of three infrantrymen caug...