D-Day 65

06 June 2009

Celebrations on both sides of the English Channel will mark the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, the start of the most decisive battle in modern history, as heroes from D-Day and today are honoured by The Royal British Legion.

On Saturday, 6th June 2009 – or D-Day 65 – the Legion will be taking heroes from D-Day and today to the Normandy beaches in honour of the 165,000 Allied Forces who took part in the landings.

There will also be commemorative services organised by The Royal British Legion at the majestic Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy, the spiritual home of the Normandy Landings and a beach in Normandy, used by British Forces in the invasion, will be planted with thousands of Union Flags.

Members of the public will meanwhile be invited to a major outdoor celebration, picnic, and pop concert in Portsmouth, with additional picnics in Weymouth, Coventry and Christchurch. Picnics on both sides of the Channel are being organised by the Legion in partnership with Normandy Association and Normandy Association UK.

For more information contact:

199 Borough High Street
London SE1 1AA

Tel: 020 3207 2100