Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer have honoured British war heroes 80-years on from the D Day beach landings.
Sunak and Starmer are in Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy to pay their respects to the war dead.
The pair, who both continue to campaign for votes ahead of polls opening on July 4, will also join King Charles and Queen Camilla.
French President Emmanuel Macron will join the quartet to mark the anniversary of Operation Neptune.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was pictured in Normandy this morning.
He visited Gold Beach in Arromanches where a piper was set to play a lament to mark the exact moment the beach landings began.
British troops arrived at Gold Beach and Sword Beach at around 7.30am on July 6, 1944.
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A memorial service has taken place in Trowell, Nottinghamshire to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Billy Fernie, 58 from Stapleford in Nottingham, played the Bagpipes to an audience of the Royal British Legion, councillors and school children.
“It’s good to remember the people who have given their lives," he said.
“It helps me remember my grandparents who served in the RAF."
Billy served with the Black Watch, 51st Highland Volunteers Regiment.
He played ‘Highland Laddie’ on the pipes – the same tune that ‘Mad Piper’ Pvt Bill Millin played while marching Sword beach on June 6, 1944, to rouse troops landing ashore.
“If one person comes up to me and says the hairs stand up on the back of their neck then I've done my job today," he said.
Commemorations started at Arromanches-les-Baines at 7.25am.
Major Trevor Macey-Lillie played Highland Laddie as he came ashore at Gold Beach.
The moment pays tribute to fallen soldiers who led the biggest seaborne invasion in military history.
It also remembers a lone piper who played during Operation Neptune 80-years-ago and was never shot.
To all those who served: Thank you.#DDay80 pic.twitter.com/BDRHumXgCe
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) June 5, 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has released a D-Day message ahead of today's commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Neptune.
Alongside a photo with a D-Day veteran, Sunak said: "To all those who served: Thank you."
In a separate post, the Prime Minister added: "Today we pause and come together as a nation to remember the heroes of D-Day, who 80 years ago began the march to victory that would liberate Europe from tyranny.
"The debt we owe every veteran of D-Day will never be forgotten."
Today, on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we honour the brave British and Commonwealth soldiers who stood with our Allies and turned the tide of the Second World War.
Some made the ultimate sacrifice so we could live freely.
We must never allow their heroism to be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/pwHsrlKR2d
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 6, 2024
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has released a video on social media to mark D-Day commemorations later today.
Writing a post alongside the 95-second clip, Starmer said: "Today, on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we honour the brave British and Commonwealth soldiers who stood with our Allies and turned the tide of the Second World War.
"Some made the ultimate sacrifice so we could live freely.
"We must never allow their heroism to be forgotten."
In a separate post, the Leader of the Opposition added: "Eighty years ago today, the sun rose on a new day of hope after the dark storm of the Second World War.
"We will continue to commemorate the courage of our veterans, honour those who fell and ensure that their story is never forgotten. We will remember them."
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been pictured on Gold Beach in Arromanches, Normandy, this morning.
The 60-year-old, who is an outspoken about his interest in military history, was snapped earlier this morning.
He arrived in Arromanches last night, claiming: "Almost a celebratory atmosphere here, but tomorrow will be very different."
Farage, who is standing to become the MP for Clacton on July 4, is in Normandy while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer attend separate commemoration events.
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