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    King and Queen arrive for commemorations in Normandy on D-Day 80th anniversary

    by PA Reporters Jun 06, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    The King and Queen have arrived at a national commemorative event in Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

    Some veterans of the beach invasion were helped from their wheelchairs to stand when Charles and Camilla arrived on Thursday.

    They appeared emotional, with the Queen wiping her eye as the memories of one D-Day veteran were read to the crowd in Ver-sur-Mer.

    The audience heard the experiences of Joe Mines, 99, from Hornchurch in east London, and Camilla dabbed her eye before smiling with the

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