A few minutes after King Charles’ moving speech about the British and French victims of the landing of June 6, 1944, his son William greeted this Wednesday in Ver-sur-Mer (Normandy) during the D-Day talk “courage and sacrifice”. “of the Canadian soldiers” who gave so much 80 years ago.
Of the 150,000 Allied soldiers present during D-Day, 14,000 came from Canada, a member of the Commonwealth, the Prince of Wales recalled. “They were far from home and they landed on these beaches behind me. They were shoulder to shoulder with thousands of British troops.”
“Today we are in peaceful silence and it is difficult to understand the courage it took to face the fury of that battle that day,” he added, echoing his father, who before him had praised the “determination of a generation.” of men and women who “did not fail when the time came.”
Heroism and determination
Recalling that the Landing was “the most ambitious military operation in all of history,” William also specified that the human cost “was very great”: “I would like to thank all the veterans for their acts of bravery and sacrifice at Juno Beach for the liberation of Europe,” he added, saluting “every Canadian family who lost a loved one” and “all Canadians who have lived with the scars of this battle, both physical and mental.”
“You all demonstrated the heroism and determination that enabled fascism to be defeated,” he told the Canadian veterans. “The sense of sacrifice of the Canadian troops shows the strength of the Canadian people.” And to conclude in French: “Thank you for your freedom and thank you for your service.”
King Charles III attended this tribute in Normandy with his wife Camilla and his son Prince William. Kate, who was being treated for cancer, was unable to attend the D-Day commemorations, but “I would have loved to attendWilliam assured Wednesday.
Source: BFM TV
