06 June 2024 - Biden, King Charles, and parachute jumps mark D-Day 80th Anniversary
What happened on D-Day and why is it so important?
Andy Wells (Yahoo News, 05/06/2024)
The 80th anniversary of D-Day is taking place on Thursday, with commemorative events in Britain and France.
King Charles Makes First Overseas Trip Since Cancer Diagnosis for D-Day 80th Anniversary in France
Janine Henni and Simon Perry (People, 06/06/2024)
King Charles is abroad for the first time since starting treatment for cancer.
‘Back in time’: House lawmakers parachuting from WWII-era plane in Normandy to mark D-Day
Elizabeth Elkind (Fox News, 06/06/2024)
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by parachuting out of a World War II-era plane over Normandy, France, just as Allied airborne forces did on June 6, 1944.
Rishi Sunak tells D-Day veterans 'We owe you everything' on 80th anniversary of battle
Robert Dex (Evening Standard, 06/06/2024)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told D-Day veterans “we owe you everything” as he addressed the audience at the UK’s national commemoration event in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
D-Day 80th anniversary: Biden declares isolationism ‘is not the answer’ in implied criticism of Trump during Normandy speech
(The Telegraph, 06/06/2024)
Joe Biden appears to have criticised Donald Trump in a speech to D-Day veterans in Normandy.