D-Day veteran given standing ovation from Queen and Donald Trump turns 100
A D-Day veteran who took part in a secret reconnaissance mission to check out the Normandy beaches for the Allied forces is celebrating his 100th birthday.
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Gary Lineker to ask why grandfather was called ‘D-Day Dodger’
Gary Lineker will ask why his grandfather was branded a “D-Day Dodger” in a new Second World War documentary for BBC One.
D-Day veteran vying for number one wrote song after being moved by Normandy trip
A 90-year-old war veteran hoping to knock Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber from the top of the UK singles chart penned his song about the D-Day landings after being “moved to tears” by a trip to France 25 years after being part of the invasion.
BBC to mark 75 years since D-Day with live commemorative programming
The BBC will mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings with a range of special programmes, beginning with the live commemorative event being attended by the Queen and US President Donald Trump.