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The King and Queen and the Prince of Wales will attend ceremonies in France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6, Buckingham Palace said today.
Charles and Camilla will join the Ministry of Defence and Royal British Legion's commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer.
Meanwhile, William will attend the Canadian ceremony at Juno Beach Centre at Courseulles-sur-Mer hosted by the Canadian government, alongside Second World War veterans and Canadian armed forces personnel.
The Prince of Wales will then attend the international commemorative ceremony at Omaha Beach, Saint Laurent sur Mer, later on June 6 alongside 25 heads of state and veterans from around the world.
The Princess of Wales is not expected to travel to France.
Camilla, Charles and William at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on July 5, 2023
Charles and Camilla attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday
In the UK, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will join veterans and their families at the Royal British Legion's Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on June 6.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester are also due to attend 'D-Day 80: Remembering the Normandy Landings' at the Royal Albert Hall.
The event has been described as an 'evening of music-led, multi-generational storytelling, reflecting on the Second World War'.
Prior to travelling to France, the King, Queen and Prince William will attend the UK's national commemorative event for the anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Portsmouth on June 5, the Royal Family also announced today.
That same day Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will unveil a statue of a Second World War Canadian Royal Regina Rifleman to mark 80 years since the historic event.
Pictured: The Prince of Wales during an an event at The Royal Society in London on May 16
Pictured: The Prince of Wales during an an event at The Royal Society in London, to celebrate global efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance and build stronger health systems on May 16
The Princess Royal who is also Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Regina Rifles will attend a Reception in Normandy with members of the Regiment on June 6.
At the Bayeux War Cemetery, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will join Normandy veterans and French representatives at a Royal British Legion Service of Commemoration.
At a service and vigil later in the evening, Princess Anne will give a speech in remembrance of those who died during the D-Day Landings in June 1944.
The events in Normandy in June are being coordinated by the Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion - who King Charles is the patron on.
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