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D-Day anniversary events in northern France

D-Day veterans have been joined by world leaders in northern France to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

Here are some of the best photos from the day.

News imagePA D-Day veterans at the British Normandy Memorial sitePA
D-Day veterans, some of them approaching 100 years old, made the pilgrimage to Normandy to remember their fallen comrades
News imageGetty Images Veteran David Edwards was among those at a commemoration service in ArromanchesGetty Images
Veteran David Edwards was among those who attended
News imageGetty Images World War Two veteran Dennis Thompson enjoys a cigar in his original uniformGetty Images
Dennis Thompson, 96, was photographed enjoying a cigar in his original uniform
News imagePA D-Day veteran John Quinn holds hands with George SayerPA
In Bayeux, the first city to be liberated by the D-Day invasion, veteran John Quinn met George Sayer, aged six
News imageGetty Images Veteran Tony Cash at Bayeux CathedralGetty Images
A service of remembrance was held at the city's cathedral, with Tony Cash among the veterans to attend
News imageGetty Images D-Day memorial service in Bayeux cathedralGetty Images
Bishop Jean-Claude Boulanger led the service, which included a two-minute silence held in memory of those who died
News imageGetty Images The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Theresa May and others in Bayeux cathedralGetty Images
Those present included Prime Minister Theresa May, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
News imageGetty Images Commemorations service at the war cemetery in BayeuxGetty Images
After the service, the commemorations continued at Bayeux war cemetery
News imageGetty Images Veteran Reginald PerkinsGetty Images
D-Day veteran Reginald Perkins was among those who attended the service
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There was a flypast of aircraft from the period over Bayeux war cemetery
News imageReuters Mrs May delivers a speechReuters
Earlier in the day Theresa May was at Ver-sur-Mer, where British forces landed on the morning of 6 June 1944, for the unveiling of a new British Normandy Memorial
News imagePA Mrs May and Mr Macron lay a wreath togetherPA
The monument features a statue showing three British soldiers fighting their way up the beach
News imagePA Mrs May and Mr Macron lay a wreath togetherPA
Mrs May and French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to British soldiers killed and injured in the fighting, before laying a wreath together
News imageGetty Images President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in Colleville-sur-Mer in NormandyGetty Images
In Colleville-sur-Mer in Normandy, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump joined veterans for a French-US ceremony
News imagePress Eye President Trump First Lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron watch a flypast in the Normandy American CemeteryPress Eye
The pair watched a dramatic flypast over the Normandy American Cemetery, along with Mr Macron and his wife, Brigitte
News imageEPA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also attended the D-Day commemorations in NormandyEPA
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also attended the D-Day commemorations in Normandy
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In Arromanches-les-Bains in Normandy, visitors took to the beach
News imageGetty Images People dressed as soldiersGetty Images
News imageEPA History enthusiasts dressed up for the commemorationsEPA
News imageGetty Images Period vehicles on the beach of ArromanchesGetty Images
Vehicles from the war era were on display as part of the commemorations
News imageAFP/Getty Images French elite acrobatic flying team Patrouille de Fracne performed over ArromanchesAFP/Getty Images
And crowds were treated to the acrobatic aerial skills of Patrouille de France
News imagePA A lone piper plays on the Mulberry harbour at Arromanches in NormandyPA
The day's commemorations were started by a lone piper playing on the Mulberry harbour in Arromanches-les-Bains, marking the exact moment the first British soldier landed on Gold Beach, 75 years ago
News imageGetty Images Prince Harry at Royal Hospital Chelsea in LondonGetty Images
In the UK, Prince Harry met veterans at the annual Founder's Day parade at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London
News imageGetty Images Prince Harry at Royal Hospital Chelsea in LondonGetty Images
The annual parade marks the founding of the Royal Hospital by King Charles II in 1682. The Duke of Sussex said: "To all who are on parade today, I can only say that you are a constant reminder of the great debt we owe those who have served this nation"
News imageEPA Prince William at a service at the National Memorial Arboretum in StaffordshireEPA
Meanwhile his brother, Prince William, attended a service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, giving a speech in which he thanked veterans
News imageReuters The Duke of Cambridge lays a wreathReuters
The Duke of Cambridge then laid a wreath in remembrance

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