King Charles echoes his grandfather George VI as he pays tribute to D-Day veterans who faced 'supreme test' but 'did not flinch when the moment came' at 80th anniversary memorial service

King Charles has paid tribute to the 'remarkable wartime generation' who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep the world safe from tyranny on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. King Charles has paid tribute to the 'remarkable wartime generation' who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep the world safe from tyranny on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings Speaking to commemorate the D-Day veterans in Normandy, he expressed his 'profound sense of gratitude' for the men and woman 'who did not flinch when the moment came to face that test' The King continued: 'We recall the lesson that comes to us again and again across the decades: Free nations must stand together to oppose tyranny' He closed his speech: 'Our gratitude is unfailing and our admiration eternal' Queen Camilla, King Charles III, President of France, Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron attend the UK Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion's commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day King Charles III lays a wreath at the event The veterans in attendance received a standing ovation from 2,000 people as the public paid tribute to the dwindling number of D-Day survivors - around 50 British veterans have made the journey over to France down from 255 at the 75th anniversary five years ago - and those who never made it home. King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at the British Normandy Memorial for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in northern France The King looked emotional as he listened to singer Johnny Flynn perform Song with no Name in tribute to the fallen this morning Veterans look on during the commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial service in northern France this morning British veterans gathered at the British Normandy Memorial where there was a commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings The veterans in attendance were given a rapturous round of applause by crowds at Ver-sur-Mer in northern France this morning Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives a speech at the British Normandy Memorial paying tribute to the veterans of D-Day Military personnel stand in front of a giant poppy with the words 'lest we forget' and a Union Jack on Gold Beach as they pay their respects this morning Military aircraft fly over the beach at Arromanches in Normandy today as they travel over the northern coast of France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day A house near Gold Beach in Arromanches is decked with the national flags of the UK, USA, Canada and France as the world pays its respects to those lost on D-Day Reenactors stand alongside an amphibious vehicle on the sands of Gold Beach ahead of the D-Day anniversary commemorations Royal Marines of 47 Commando and civilians at Asnelles move in the water in kayaks off the coast of northern France this morning A pair of reenactors treat themselves to a drink ahead of a busy day of D-Day commemorations on Gold Beach, Arromanches, this morning Military piper Major Trevor Macey-Lillie plays a lament as he is driven ashore on Gold Beach in an amphibious vehicle this morning A giant poppy is displayed on the beach at Arromanches as people walk along the sand before today's commemorations People gather together as the sun rises over Gold Beach this morning on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings Military reenactors travel along the beach at Arromanches in an amphibious landing craft as the sun rises this morning A military reenactor looks out to sea as the sun rises on Gold Beach this morning ahead of a day of events to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day Veteran Jack Mortimer becomes emotional while travelling to France from Britain on Tuesday, June 4, ahead of D-Day commemorations Earlier in the day a lone military piper played on Gold Beach to mark the moment the first British troops stormed the Normandy coast on D-Day 80 years ago today. A military reenactor kneels in the sand as they pay tribute to those who lost their lives on Gold Beach during the Normandy landings A group of people stand looking out to sea as the sun rises over Arromanche 80 years to the day that thousands of British men stormed Gold Beach and the battle to retake Europe from the Nazis began The military piper was driven ashore in an amphibious vehicle after being ferried to the beach in northern France on a landing craft A man rides a Second World War era motorcycle across Gold Beach in Arromanche this morning Three memorial crosses are laid in the sand, alongside a lone poppy, next to Mulberry harbour on Gold Beach this morning An amphibious vehicle carries Pipe Major Trevor Macey-Lillie of the Scots Royal Artillery onto Gold Beach in the morning light A pipe band plays at Utah Beach near Saint-Martin-de-Vareville, where US forces landed on D-Day A reenactor holds a lantern during a ceremony at Utah Beach to commemorate US soldiers who died while storming the coast A soldier parachutes down to Utah Beach with a red flare billowing smoke behind him in remembrance to US soldiers The sun rises over the headstones at the Normandy American Cemetery above Omaha Beach on the 80th anniversary of D-Day It will be the first major anniversary at the site, which opened in 2021, with Charles and Camilla officially opening the Winston Churchill Centre for Education and Learning following the commemorations today. Veteran Donald Jones reacts as he returns to Sword Beach in Normandy where he landed on D-Day as part of the British Armed Forces on Tuesday, June 4 Ronald Hendrey salutes as he visits the headstone of a former comrade in arms at the Bayeux War Cemetery on Wednesday, June 5 Pipe Major Trevor Macey-Lillie plays the bagpipes as he is brought ashore at Gold Beach in an amphibious vehicle this morning Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stands with reenactors on Gold Beach this morning as people pay their respects to those who died during the D-Day landings Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, pictured here sat in a military vehicle, was among those present at Gold Beach in Arromanche this morning British soldiers stand guard near illuminated gravestones at the Bayeux War Cemetery in northern France during a ceremony at midnight A British soldier photographs graves at the Bayeux War Cemetery in the early hours of this morning on the 80th anniversary of D-Day The grave of an unidentified soldier is illuminated alongside others at the Bayeux War Cemetery in northern France this morning Lord Peter Ricketts, the former UK ambassador to France and now honorary president of the Normandy Memorial Trust, says it's important to remember that today is a 'commemoration, certainly not celebration'.