Brown attends D-Day service

Gordon Brown and Barack Obama marking Normandy landings

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Saturday, 06, Jun 2009 07:35

British prime minister Gordon Brown and Prince Charles were in Normandy today to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Along with the British dignitaries and others from several countries, French PM Francois Fillon attended proceedings at a memorial service at Bayeux Cathedral where many veterans were also be present.

Mr Brown laid a wreath inside the cathedral to remember those who died during the landings in 1944, which featured more than 100,000 allied troops.

An event was also held at the Normandy American cemetery later in the day, where Mr Brown and the Prince were joined by American president Barack Obama and French president Nicolas Sarkozy.