BBCNEWS BBC News June 6, 2021 21:13:00
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 caught in the grip of an att...