:00:32. > :00:36.Arromanches, on the 70th anniversary of D-Day. This is where thousands --
:00:37. > :00:42.thousands of British troops came ashore on the 6th of June, 1944,
:00:43. > :00:47.part of a vast invasion force that changed the course of the Second
:00:48. > :00:50.World War. It has been a day of solemn remembrance, dignified
:00:51. > :00:57.tribute, but celebration, too, as people reflect on what happened in
:00:58. > :01:00.1944. The events of the day actually ended in Arromanches thousands of
:01:01. > :01:04.veterans and families in a march past, attending a service in the
:01:05. > :01:08.presence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. But the day started in
:01:09. > :01:17.Bayeux, the first city to be liberated in the battle for
:01:18. > :01:21.Normandy. Hundreds of veterans made their way to Bayeux Cathedral for a
:01:22. > :01:22.service of remembrance attended by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess
:01:23. > :02:20.of Cornwall. The service included the dedication
:02:21. > :02:26.of a new bells for the cathedral, to symbolise 70 years of peace and
:02:27. > :02:37.freedom. Your Royal Highness, which named you want to give to this bell?
:02:38. > :02:42.To raise Benedict. As part of the dedication, the bell was also run by
:02:43. > :02:49.the French cardinal, the Normandy to James Aitken, and his grandson. --
:02:50. > :03:46.Normandy on in. Lord, Jesus Christ. In the name of
:03:47. > :04:01.the Father, the son and the Holy Ghost, go in peace.
:04:02. > :04:06.After the service, hundreds of veterans made their way to the
:04:07. > :04:10.Commonwealth War Cemetery at Bayeux, where 4000 of those who died on
:04:11. > :04:13.D-Day and the days following are buried. Her Majesty The Queen joined
:04:14. > :04:22.them for the official service of remembrance. Sian Williams set the
:04:23. > :04:26.scene for us. The band of the Royal Yeomanry, leading the procession of
:04:27. > :04:35.the standards. The band is led by the director of music. And they are
:04:36. > :04:39.a reserve band of 32 musicians, almost half had former service with
:04:40. > :04:44.the household division and regular Army bands. And the standards come
:04:45. > :04:47.from many branches of the Royal British Legion who are represented
:04:48. > :04:51.today. The British Legion told me they did not know how many would
:04:52. > :04:55.turn up, but there are some French standards whereas well. And from the
:04:56. > :05:12.Normandy Veterans Association. And this is where the service of
:05:13. > :05:39.remembrance is going to take place. As the Queen is arriving, and walks
:05:40. > :05:44.to take her place at the service of remembrance, there will be a Battle
:05:45. > :05:50.of Britain Memorial flight, in tribute to the aviators of World War
:05:51. > :06:04.II. There is a Lancaster, Dakota and two Spitfires.
:06:05. > :06:23.There is a huge amount of respect for the Queen from the veterans. The
:06:24. > :06:26.Royal British Legion were telling me yesterday that it is the icing on
:06:27. > :06:45.the cake that she should be here today.
:06:46. > :06:52.Your Majesty, your Royal Highness is, your eminence, your
:06:53. > :06:58.Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Royal British
:06:59. > :07:05.Legion, it is an honour for me to welcome you to this cemetery this
:07:06. > :07:13.morning. Here, in this cemetery, we are reminded of the true cost of
:07:14. > :07:22.D-Day. Who's 70th anniversary we mark today. We pay tribute to the
:07:23. > :07:29.dead and welcome, enthusiastically, the veterans for whose courage and
:07:30. > :07:40.devotion we are most grateful. Here, in this cemetery, men from many
:07:41. > :07:44.nations live together, -- they lie together, united in death, and
:07:45. > :07:54.together, united in gratitude, sorrow and respect, we honour their
:07:55. > :07:55.memory. May they rest in peace. We sing the hymn, praise my soul, the
:07:56. > :09:29.King of Heaven. Let us remember, before God, and
:09:30. > :09:35.commend to his sure keeping those who have died for their country in
:09:36. > :09:42.war, those whom we knew, and whose memory we treasure. And today,
:09:43. > :09:49.especially, those who gave their lives in June, 1944, and subsequent
:09:50. > :10:03.months, during the liberation of France.
:10:04. > :10:08.They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
:10:09. > :10:10.Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
:10:11. > :10:12.At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
:10:13. > :10:27.We will remember them. ALL: We will remember them.
:10:28. > :13:03.The national parade marshal is getting ready for the laying of the
:13:04. > :13:16.reefs. The Queen, being led by the Vice-Admiral, Peter Wilkinson, from
:13:17. > :13:21.the Royal British Legion. Her a query from the Royal Navy hands her
:13:22. > :13:30.the reef, with the inscription, in memory of the glorious dead. -- the
:13:31. > :13:48.reef. The Prince of Wales and the French
:13:49. > :14:26.Prime Minister. Prime Minister David Cameron, Tony
:14:27. > :14:33.Abbott, the Prime Minister of Australia, and the government of New
:14:34. > :15:05.Zealand -- the governor urge of New Brigadier David Baines from the
:15:06. > :15:09.Normandy Veterans Association. With surge over French from the
:15:10. > :15:11.Commonwealth War Graves commission, the vice-chairman. -- surge over
:15:12. > :15:38.French. a lesson from the Romans, which is
:15:39. > :15:47.often used to strengthen thousands who are suffering without despair.
:15:48. > :15:55.If God before us, who can be against us? He who spared not his own son,
:15:56. > :16:01.but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely
:16:02. > :16:10.give us all things? Who chalet anything to the charge of God's
:16:11. > :16:17.elect? It is God that justifies. Who is he that condemned it? It is
:16:18. > :16:22.Christ that died, rather than he has risen again, who is even at the
:16:23. > :16:32.right hand of God. Who also make it into session for us. Who shall
:16:33. > :16:39.separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress or
:16:40. > :16:48.persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? As it is written,
:16:49. > :16:53.for thigh sake we are -- Thy sake we are killed all the day long and we
:16:54. > :17:00.are accounted as sleep for the slaughter. In all these things, we
:17:01. > :17:10.are more than conquerers for him who loved us, for I am persuaded that
:17:11. > :17:17.neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor
:17:18. > :17:22.things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other
:17:23. > :17:32.creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God. Which is
:17:33. > :17:51.inChrist, Jesus our Lord. Here end eth the lesson.
:17:52. > :17:59.Our Lord God, who has united together all veterans of the
:18:00. > :18:05.Normandy campaign, grant we besiege you your blessing and give us
:18:06. > :18:11.strength to carry on our work to aid and bring comradeship to all
:18:12. > :18:18.Normandy veterans and join in common purpose throughout our association.
:18:19. > :18:34.We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, whose courage never failed.
:18:35. > :18:44.Amen. The service of remembrance at Bayeux cemetery ends. The Queen has
:18:45. > :18:51.a very strong relationship with the veterans. When she paid tribute to
:18:52. > :18:57.them, at the # 0th commemorations of the Normandy landings, she said what
:18:58. > :19:01.for you is a haunting memory of danger and sacrifice is for your
:19:02. > :19:07.country and generations of those no come, one of the proudest in our
:19:08. > :19:11.long, national history. When she thanked them, she thanked them with
:19:12. > :19:15.these words, "I take it upon myself to express the immense debt of
:19:16. > :19:27.gratitude we owe to you all. I salute you and thank you on behalf
:19:28. > :19:32.of our whole nation." During his time in France, the Prince of Wales
:19:33. > :19:36.has been underlining his real sense of the importance of D-Day and the
:19:37. > :19:43.great gratitude he feels everyone owes and he has been talking to Dan
:19:44. > :19:47.Snow. What do the an versaries of D-Day mean to you? Well, a great
:19:48. > :19:52.deal I think, because they give you a chance to reflect, more than
:19:53. > :19:55.anything else, on the extraordinary sacrifice, courage and resilience
:19:56. > :20:01.and determination of these remarkable people. It is a very
:20:02. > :20:06.special moment just to salute them and thank them, the ones would
:20:07. > :20:09.survived. How they did, when you think of the amount of lead and
:20:10. > :20:13.everything else flying around, it's terrifying, but the fact they did is
:20:14. > :20:18.remarkable. And the wonderful thing is that others want also to pay
:20:19. > :20:23.their respects, the French, all the people who benefitted as a result of
:20:24. > :20:26.their sacrifice. It's a very poignant anniversary, because this
:20:27. > :20:30.year the association will eventually wrap up and it feels like the last
:20:31. > :20:37.official occasion, but I'm sure they will keep coming? I hope so. I
:20:38. > :20:44.remember, I used to go with my great-uncle to the old Burma Star
:20:45. > :20:49.reyunions. -- United House Gold Cup Chasions. While this was going on
:20:50. > :20:53.here, it's worth remembering, there were thousands of British troops
:20:54. > :20:57.involved in lit I -- Italy, still fighting and the Far East. They were
:20:58. > :21:02.known as the forgotten. Again, it's important to remember all of them as
:21:03. > :21:09.well at this time. The New Zealand veterans at Bayeux are a reminder of
:21:10. > :21:15.the huge coalition that took part. And an enormous Canadian effort. I
:21:16. > :21:20.know, because I am the chief of a lot of veterans and have been for
:21:21. > :21:24.many years, but all the Commonwealth contribution was really remarkable
:21:25. > :21:31.when you think about. They played such an important part and I still
:21:32. > :21:34.think that these occasions, these commemorations, unless this is the
:21:35. > :21:39.last one, I fear, for the D-Day landings, does give an opportunity
:21:40. > :21:45.as well to pay tribute to so many of the French people, who suffered so
:21:46. > :21:51.much during that invasion. It is a really special opportunity just to
:21:52. > :21:55.remember and say a prayer of thankfullness for all these people
:21:56. > :22:01.and what they contributed to us and our future. UnchT thank you very
:22:02. > :22:06.much. -- thank you very much. This morning at Omaha Beach, President
:22:07. > :22:11.Obama joined President Hollande of France to pay tribute to the
:22:12. > :22:15.American veterans. If prayer were made of sound, the skies over
:22:16. > :22:30.England that night would have deafened the world. Captains paced
:22:31. > :22:37.their decks, pilots tapped their gauges and commanders poured over
:22:38. > :22:47.maps, fully aware that for all the months of meticulous planning,
:22:48. > :22:58.everything could go wrong. God asked one, give me guts. Whenever the
:22:59. > :23:01.world makes you cynical whenever you doubt that courage and goodness is
:23:02. > :23:08.possible, stop and think of these men. And although I know we already
:23:09. > :23:11.gave them a rousing round of applause along with all our veterans
:23:12. > :23:15.of D-Day, if you can stand, please stand, if not, please raise your
:23:16. > :23:21.hand and let us recognise your service once more. These made waged
:23:22. > :23:24.war so we may know peace and sacrificed so we might be free and
:23:25. > :23:25.fought in hopes of a day when we no longer need to fight. We are
:23:26. > :23:58.grateful to them. APPLAUSE
:23:59. > :24:04.With me, is one of the honorary members of the Normandy veterans
:24:05. > :24:11.association, someone who -- whose link started 60 years ago -- ten
:24:12. > :24:15.years ago with the 60th anniversary, it's Eddie Izzard. I was touring
:24:16. > :24:22.America and I said I have to come here. I am always here every fifth.
:24:23. > :24:27.Ten years ago, what is your experience? It's just great to be
:24:28. > :24:33.able to help and see veterans, to be right up close. I saw the Battle of
:24:34. > :24:39.Britain fly-by. I came in next to them, so that was slightly - it blew
:24:40. > :24:44.my mind. My dad brought me here many years ago, Arromanches and the fact
:24:45. > :24:48.that the harbour is here. I come back and I come and run marathons
:24:49. > :24:52.around here. I just know what happened here. It was also where
:24:53. > :24:56.William the conquer was based way back when, so history came and went
:24:57. > :25:00.away and he went and dT conquering thing and we come back. Just the
:25:01. > :25:04.layers of history, but what happened on that day was very important. When
:25:05. > :25:07.you meet veterans, those you have had dealings with, you've been very
:25:08. > :25:11.generous in your support for them, what impresses you about them now,
:25:12. > :25:15.they are elderly gentlemen? Their youth. It is youth of mind, because
:25:16. > :25:19.that is the thing you need to keep. You need to be 22 in here all the
:25:20. > :25:23.time. They still really, I feel, they want to be acting like they
:25:24. > :25:32.were just landing. Whatever age they were when they were coming ashore.
:25:33. > :25:37.It is lovely to talk to you. Anita spoke to a veteran who had landed on
:25:38. > :25:41.Sword Beach. Bertie, you were here 70 years ago on the landing craft?
:25:42. > :25:48.Yes. What does it mean to be here back today? Well, it's difficult to
:25:49. > :25:51.take it all in, because it was such a different experience. This is
:25:52. > :25:56.really marvellous, the way the French have welcomed us and put on
:25:57. > :26:02.this wonderful reception for us. We are most privileged. But, on D-Day
:26:03. > :26:08.of course you tried to put it out of your mind. When I left the Navy in
:26:09. > :26:16.1946 I just put it out of my mind completely. But I've been fortunate
:26:17. > :26:20.to meet up with a shipmate. There were only 12 in the crew and now I
:26:21. > :26:25.meet him and he ringeds me up every -- rings me up every Sunday at 6.
:26:26. > :26:30.50. How important is that with the other veterans? It's something so
:26:31. > :26:36.unique. We were young men together. We demended on each other. And --
:26:37. > :26:41.depended on each other and on singing hymns and things like that.
:26:42. > :26:46.Of course. You are here with three generations, your son and two
:26:47. > :26:51.grandsons. Are you teenagers? 18. 14. There would have been men
:26:52. > :26:57.slightly older than you and your age certainly. Grandad was 15 when he
:26:58. > :27:04.went out. What do you think about being here and what your grandfather
:27:05. > :27:10.went through in It's amazing. Such an historical thing to witness. I've
:27:11. > :27:13.come here for years and every year it take misbreath away. We are all
:27:14. > :27:17.very proud of him to have served his country and it's great to be here
:27:18. > :27:20.with me, to be honest. It's hard to appreciate what they went through,
:27:21. > :27:24.because obviously we have never experienced figure like this
:27:25. > :27:30.ourselves and you can watch as many documentaries and read as many
:27:31. > :27:36.books, but - You can't think about it. What did you say? Hopefully they
:27:37. > :27:40.never will. We'll look to see what is going on, because we are right at
:27:41. > :27:45.the moment where some of the main guests in Ouistreham are about to
:27:46. > :27:48.arrive. France is really wanting to say thank you. That is the great
:27:49. > :27:54.theme. That is what we are looking forward to. The international event
:27:55. > :28:01.and Sophie is there for us. This extraordinary stage that you can see
:28:02. > :28:06.there, it's going to be the place where a spectacular, as the French
:28:07. > :28:13.call it, a performance will take place this afternoon, 45 minutes
:28:14. > :28:17.long, roughly. And it is a mixture of performers, volunteers, and there
:28:18. > :28:25.are 500 volunteers from Normandy, who have been chosen to perform in
:28:26. > :28:33.front of some of these veterans. As well as the leaders of the world.
:28:34. > :28:38.Francois Hollande there and the French Prime Minister leading the
:28:39. > :28:41.way with two young children. The message today, very much about
:28:42. > :28:45.making sure that D-Day is not forgotten, that it is something that
:28:46. > :28:53.is passed on to the future generations. Angela Merkel arriving
:28:54. > :28:57.now. I think I'm correct in saying this is the first time she has
:28:58. > :29:06.attended D-Day commemorations right here in Normandy. Now, Vladimir
:29:07. > :29:10.Putin. A man who is here in the name of something like 20 million
:29:11. > :29:22.Russians. 27 million. They lost their lives. In total, 27 million
:29:23. > :29:26.lost their lives to the Nazis. There is the Prince of Wales. Prince
:29:27. > :29:30.Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall. Prince Charles has taken part in a
:29:31. > :29:36.number of services over the last day or two here. Yesterday, he was at
:29:37. > :29:44.the centre of the air burn events all around Pegasus -- airborne
:29:45. > :29:48.events around Pegasus Bridge: He met all the men of the 6th Airborne,
:29:49. > :29:55.really the first to land on D-Day. He has a close affinity with them.
:29:56. > :30:10.This morning he was reading the lesson at Bayeux.
:30:11. > :30:12.President Obama, about to arrive in front of the 7000 strong audience,
:30:13. > :30:27.and no doubt we'll get a warm reception.
:30:28. > :30:29.President Obama's own grandfather landed on the Normandy beaches just
:30:30. > :31:01.He was part of the drive that carried the Allies across France.
:31:02. > :31:18.President Hollande has hosted the Queen over this three-day visit.
:31:19. > :31:26.On the beaches of Normandy still lingers the memory of a harsh and
:31:27. > :31:35.On these peaceful beaches of Normandy still lingers the soul of
:31:36. > :31:46.the fighters who gave their life to free Europe.
:31:47. > :31:50.On these peaceful beaches, on these quiet beaches, still blows,
:31:51. > :31:52.regardless of the passing of time and regardless of the changing of
:31:53. > :32:17.seasons, still blows the wind of freedom.
:32:18. > :32:25.The scenes re-enacted here tell the story of the final year of the war.
:32:26. > :32:44.From the beach landings hearing Normandy from the beach landings
:32:45. > :33:06.to the celebrations of victory in Europe.
:33:07. > :33:38.They culminated in a message of European reconciliation and
:33:39. > :33:43.this afternoon, the main British event took place when veterans
:33:44. > :33:45.marched onto the square in Arromanches in the presence of the
:33:46. > :33:49.Beforehand, veterans had the opportunity to meet the royal couple
:33:50. > :33:55.as they gathered for some tea and cake.
:33:56. > :33:57.as they gathered for some tea Here we have the Duke and Duchess of
:33:58. > :33:59.Cambridge arriving, because what they are going to be doing is
:34:00. > :34:02.meeting some of the veterans and talking to some of those British
:34:03. > :34:10.We have seen three generations today.
:34:11. > :34:17.We have seen the Queen, the Prince of Wales, and now we see Prince
:34:18. > :34:20.William. This, the strength of the royal presence here today, tells you
:34:21. > :34:25.something about the perspective may have on D-Day.
:34:26. > :34:29.Prince William will be addressing the veterans a little later on.
:34:30. > :34:31.Obviously, people will pay great attention to what he has to say.
:34:32. > :34:37.The Queen addressed the veterans ten years ago.
:34:38. > :34:41.She struck a very personal note and made it very, very evident that she
:34:42. > :34:44.felt very strongly that it was her duty to convey the thanks of
:34:45. > :34:53.The Duchess of Cambridge has sat down with the veterans and their
:34:54. > :35:15.We just saw William chatting as well.
:35:16. > :35:17.I am here with Ted and his son, David.
:35:18. > :35:29.One thing I tell David is that you would never get me up there, and
:35:30. > :35:36.And you did have your feet on hard ground.
:35:37. > :35:44.I landed on Gold Beach, two days after my 19th birthday.
:35:45. > :35:55.I was unlucky in respect that I had to leave the fellows I had been
:35:56. > :36:07.Now, I come back every year for the last 20 years.
:36:08. > :36:10.I feel that I come back because the Bayeux cemetery, is line after line
:36:11. > :36:17.And I feel I should go back just to pay my respects.
:36:18. > :36:23.And you were with the Highlanders, of course.
:36:24. > :36:25.Do you see names you recognise in the cemetery?
:36:26. > :36:43.There is a small cemetery a little way from Bayeux War Cemetery.
:36:44. > :36:51.There is a stone there marked with the name of a particular friend of
:36:52. > :36:55.mine. So every year now, I put a poppy on his grave.
:36:56. > :37:06.Eddie Butler is going to be guiding us through this last big event of
:37:07. > :37:10.the day, as the Normandy the and is prepare for their final
:37:11. > :37:11.commemoration. The 70th anniversary of D-Day.
:37:12. > :37:21.It is very much the occasion of the veterans, especially British
:37:22. > :37:24.veterans. They have waited patiently.
:37:25. > :37:31.They have to take their place in the teeming crowds at Arromanches.
:37:32. > :37:34.But just when they apply the most gentle pressure, a pathway opens up
:37:35. > :37:38.for them and the veterans get through.
:37:39. > :37:44.Those that can move will be marching.
:37:45. > :37:47.Throughout the day they have been saying whether they were in Bayeux,
:37:48. > :37:53.or at the international ceremony, they wanted to be in Arromanches.
:37:54. > :38:03.And there to kick off the proceedings on the steps of the
:38:04. > :38:05.museum, Dan Snow. The 6th of June, 1944, saw the most
:38:06. > :38:11.colossal, daring, co-ordinated amphibious and airborne operation
:38:12. > :38:14.ever attempted. It was a vital step towards ending a terrible war that
:38:15. > :38:20.It is very easy for us to focus on the 6th of June, but many of the
:38:21. > :38:24.veterans joining us today landed after the sixth.
:38:25. > :38:27.But the odds that they faced were just as great, if not greater, than
:38:28. > :38:33.Casualties during the fighting that followed were equivalent to anything
:38:34. > :38:42.seen in a typical First World War battle on the Western front.
:38:43. > :38:44.Today marks the final time that this band of brothers will officially
:38:45. > :38:50.commemorate the achievement, and remember their fallen comrades.
:38:51. > :38:52.The year that we commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day also sees
:38:53. > :39:00.the Normandy Veterans Association this band.
:39:01. > :39:03.As always, these days are a giddy mix of raw emotion, but also a time
:39:04. > :39:08.I learnt as a young military history geek that if you saw a man with a
:39:09. > :39:12.chest full of medals and you bought him a beer, you could get out your
:39:13. > :39:13.notebook and learn it huge amount about D-Day.
:39:14. > :39:22.I am glad to see that nothing has changed.
:39:23. > :39:29.Let's get underway with the most exciting part of the afternoon.
:39:30. > :39:31.Please welcome the representatives of the British military, the French
:39:32. > :39:56.and British governments, and the Normandy Veterans Association.
:39:57. > :39:58.And please welcome the mayor of Arromanches with his wife, together
:39:59. > :40:09.with their Royal Highness is the jute and Duchess of Cambridge.
:40:10. > :40:37.-- the jute and Duchess of Cambridge.
:40:38. > :40:39.The band of the Royal Yeomanry lead the way, and the veterans are not
:40:40. > :41:28.The Ministry of Defence sent out an invitation that this should be a
:41:29. > :41:32.mixture of conviviality and reflection, and it is, isn't it?
:41:33. > :41:51.We look back and yet we applaud in the present.
:41:52. > :41:54.First of all, I would like to thank the mayor and the people of
:41:55. > :41:58.Arromanches for hosting us this evening in their lovely town.
:41:59. > :42:04.It is a very great honour for me to address you on this historic
:42:05. > :42:06.anniversary, 70 years to the days since the D-Day landings took place
:42:07. > :42:14.Earlier this afternoon, Catherine and I had the privilege of meeting
:42:15. > :42:15.some of the veterans who were present
:42:16. > :42:24.Great, because it signalled the beginning of the end for the tyranny
:42:25. > :42:35.Terrible, because so great a number of young men, French men, women and
:42:36. > :42:45.children, here and elsewhere in Normandy, lost their lives.
:42:46. > :42:51.It is essential, too, that we never forget the friends and companions of
:42:52. > :42:53.those veterans who gave everything for our freedom on the 6th of June
:42:54. > :43:00.and during the days and months that followed.
:43:01. > :43:03.They lie now, together, in the beautifully kept cemetery that line
:43:04. > :43:13.It is vital that the sacrifice, and the reasons for that sacrifice, are
:43:14. > :43:23.never forgotten by our generation and generations to come.
:43:24. > :43:29.So, that is why we are so grateful to you and the townspeople of
:43:30. > :43:32.Arromanches. By welcoming us this evening you allow us to keep those
:43:33. > :43:39.memories alive and those lessons learned.
:43:40. > :43:43.As nations, British, French and others, there can be no stronger
:43:44. > :43:47.ties and recollection of what the people of Normandy and thousands of
:43:48. > :43:50.other young Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen in George together 70
:43:51. > :44:08.Next, a service of thanksgiving, remembrance and wreath laying, led
:44:09. > :44:11.by Mandy Reynolds, whose father was a D-Day veteran.
:44:12. > :44:22.Let us remember before God all who took part in the Normandy landings.
:44:23. > :44:27.For victory achieved on land, at sea and in the air, and for the
:44:28. > :44:32.liberation of so many from occupation and oppression.
:44:33. > :44:40.We give thanks for those comrades who served in the British Army, the
:44:41. > :44:43.Royal Navy, the merchant Navy, the Royal Air Force, and all those from
:44:44. > :44:46.other countries who gave their lives courageously, and whom we remember
:44:47. > :44:58.And we pray that, loyal to their example and their sense of duty, we
:44:59. > :45:11.may be ever vigilant of freedom, peace and security. Percy Lewis.
:45:12. > :45:19.They want with their songs to the battle. They were young. Straight of
:45:20. > :45:24.limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end,
:45:25. > :45:31.against odds unencountered. They fell with their face to the foe.
:45:32. > :45:36.They shall not go old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary
:45:37. > :45:41.them, nor the years condemn. The going down of the sun and in the
:45:42. > :46:14.morning, we will remember them. We will remember them. THELASTPOST
:46:15. > :48:02.The first wreath to be laid by his Royal Highness, the Duke of
:48:03. > :48:34.Cambridge. I wreath will be laid on behalf of
:48:35. > :49:36.the people of France. A wreath is laid on behalf of the
:49:37. > :49:41.Normandy veterans association. Peter Thompson of the Normandy Veterans'
:49:42. > :49:46.Association. His birthday fell on D-Day. He was 19, so, today is his
:49:47. > :50:00.89 birthday. We now stand to sing the hymn
:50:01. > :50:54.Eternal Father, Strong To Save. # Almighty father, strong to save
:50:55. > :50:59.# Whose arm hath bound the restless wave
:51:00. > :51:08.# Who bid the mighty ocean deep # Its own appointed limits peeple
:51:09. > :51:33.# O, hear us when we cry to thee # For those in peril on the sea
:51:34. > :51:38.# Protect them where they go # Thus evermore shall rise of thee
:51:39. > :51:42.# Glad praise from the air and land and sea...
:51:43. > :51:43.# We now from the National Anthems of both France and the United
:51:44. > :53:35.Kingdom. APPLAUSE
:53:36. > :53:40.Now, bow your head for God's blessing. May the Lord bless you and
:53:41. > :53:48.keep you, may the Lord make his face to shine upon you and bring you
:53:49. > :53:55.peace and joy. And the blessing of God almighty, the father, the son
:53:56. > :53:59.and the Holy Spirit, be with you and those who you love this day and
:54:00. > :54:09.always. Amen. We are now going to join together in
:54:10. > :54:12.a little bit of community singing. Gentlemen, I hope you've got your
:54:13. > :54:31.voices ready, because I'm listening. # God, who made thee mighty, make
:54:32. > :55:36.thee mightier yet... # That is the end of the period of
:55:37. > :57:35.reflection. And memory. Played by there with the great piper
:57:36. > :57:40.of D-Day Bill Milne, who marched to Pegasus Bridge saying, "If they
:57:41. > :57:45.remember the bagpiper, then they won't forget those who served and
:57:46. > :57:52.fell on the beaches." # We'll meet again, don't know
:57:53. > :58:05.where, don't know when # But I know we'll meet again some
:58:06. > :58:14.sunny day # Keep smiling through
:58:15. > :58:24.# Just like you always do # Till the blue skies drive the dark
:58:25. > :58:30.clouds far away # So will you say hello
:58:31. > :58:38.# To the folks that I go # Tell them I won't be long
:58:39. > :58:45.# They'll be happy to know # That as you go
:58:46. > :58:50.# I shall sing this song # We'll meet again
:58:51. > :58:58.# Don't know where # Don't know when
:58:59. > :59:02.# But I know we'll meet again some sunny day.. #
:59:03. > :59:07.as Britain's museums open up... at night.
:59:08. > :59:11.Join us as we celebrate our ever-changing museums and galleries
:59:12. > :59:16.Walk through the new Sam Wanamaker Playhouse