Tag: D-Day

• Saturday, May 25th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  King and Prince of Wales will attend anniversary of the D-Day Landings

  

  Following on the announcement of U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who called an early parliamentary election for July 4, Buckingham Palace said that all members of the Royal Family were canceling most public engagements until after the vote to avoid doing anything that might divert attention from the campaign.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Macron and Trump pay tribute to Allied forces who led the invasion of Normandy to end the war

  

  President Donald Trump travelled to Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and pay tribute to American and allied forces who led the invasion of Nazi-occupied France that was the turning point in World War II.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  World leaders join in south England to honor Allied soldiers on 75th anniversary of D-Day

  

  Queen Elizabeth II is set to join British Prime Minister Theresa May, other world leaders and World War II veteran on the southern coast of England on Wednesday to honor the Allied soldiers who risked and gave their lives in large numbers 75 years ago for the D-Day invasion that helped liberate Europe from Nazi Germany.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 07:00 UTC

  Trump will attend 75th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy

  

  United States president Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will attend ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy that broke Nazi Germany's grip on France.