Standing with Giants releases extra tickets

An art installation which is dedicated to British servicemen who died on D-Day has released extra tickets to cope with demand.

The display of 1,475 life-sized military silhouettes, created by Oxfordshire charity Standing with Giants, was fully booked within days of opening at Fort Nelson in Portsmouth.

Royal Armouries, which is hosting the free exhibit, said it had been "overwhelmed by the response".

It said the second release of 20,000 tickets - taking the number of visitors to 80,000 - would be the last and the installation would not be extended beyond 25 January 2026.

Florence Symington, from Royal Armouries Fort Nelson, said: "We've made some changes to our car park, hired additional staff and altered the site to cater for more visitors.

"We have been honoured to be able to host this incredible Standing with Giants display at Fort Nelson.

"It is a homecoming to Portsmouth for those who sailed on D-Day but paid the ultimate sacrifice and never returned home.

"This is a way of remembering and thanking them for their service."

The installation previously stood at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, located above Gold Beach, one of the landing areas for British forces on D-Day.

It will be returned to Normandy for next year's D-Day commemorations.