King Charles leads tributes at D-Day 80thanniversary | BBC News

France and Britain are holding commemorationsmarking the eightieth anniversary of the D-Daylandings during the Second World War.

In Portsmouth in England, King Charles called on people to live up to the freedom soldiers died for,paying tribute to surviving veterans. In France,President Macron also evoked the spirit of sacrifice at a ceremony in Brittany.

The D-Day landings saw troops from the UK, US,Canada and France attacking German forces inNormandy, northern France, during World War Two.

It was the largest seaborne invasion ever attempted,and marked the start of the campaign to liberateNazi-occupied north-west Europe.