Allied World War II veterans are gathering for commemorations to honour the nearly 160,000 troops from the UK, the US, Canada and other nations who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, in a decisive assault on French shores that led to Nazi Germany's defeat less than one year later.
Veterans, their families and domestic and international visitors braved the rainy weather to take part in a series of events this weekend and on Monday for the 78th anniversary of D-Day.
Many felt the celebrations paying tribute to those who brought peace and freedom to the continent held special meaning this year as war is raging again in Europe since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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