FRANCE NORMANDY COMMEMORATION OPERATION OVERLORD WWII

Queen Mathilde of Belgium and King Philippe - Filip of Belgium pictured during an international ceremony on Omaha Beach in the context of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France, Thursday 06 June 2024. Today it is exactly 80 years ago that 'Operation Overlord' started in Normandy (D-Day), the Allies' operation against the occupation of Western Europe by Nazi Germany. The operation heralded the end of the Second World War. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP) (Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)