A minute’s silence for our fallen heroes: King and Queen lead silent prayer for D-Day soldiers who stormed beaches of Normandy before glorious Red Arrows flypast brings touching memorial service to an end [Video]

King Charles and Queen Camilla have led a silent prayer for D-Day veterans on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings at a poignant service in northern France.

The monarch paid tribute to the ‘remarkable’ wartime generation and spoke of his ‘profound sense of gratitude’ to those who fought for freedom during the Second World War in an address to veterans at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer.

There were tears from those in attendance as memories from veterans who survived the conflict were read out. Joining Their Majesties at the event was Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Charles, along with President Macron, Mr Sunak and military leaders laid wreathes of poppies at the memorial as Elgar’s Nimrod was performed by a brass band in the background, with the national anthems of France and the United Kingdom also being played as the Red …