According to the Mirror:
…when the clock began ticking on the longest day, she prayed for the young men who would be jumping into enemy waters and battling their way onto the beaches.
Today the Queen was back with the survivors, listening to their stories and assuring them the world would never forget.
Many of them were reduced to tears as they made their way through the city of Bayeux – the first city to be liberated on June 6 – to crowds of French families clapping and shouting “merci, merci”.
“…most of these people weren’t born in 1944. It’s a wonderful reception.”
To read the entire article in the Mirror, please click here.
