‘We remember with the most profound sense of gratitude’: King Charles joins veterans to commemorate D-day 80th anniversary – live

Events taking place in France and UK to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France

• D-day 80th anniversary – in pictures

The British prime minister Rishi Sunak will miss the major international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day but the Labour leader Keir Starmer will attend alongside world leaders at the Omaha Beach event.

Sunak is attending events in Normandy including speaking at the major British ceremony, but he will not be present alongside leaders including Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden at the international gathering.

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