Charles III and Queen Camilla attend commemorations of the Normandy landings
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The royal couple could not hide their emotion this Wednesday, June 5, when a veteran of the Second World War recounted the disappearance of his best friend.
Emotion overwhelmed them. King Charles III and Queen Camilla seem to have shed a few tears this Wednesday, June 5, during a commemoration ceremony organized in Portsmouth. The sovereign and his wife attended the 80e anniversary of the Normandy landings. An event during which they listened to the poignant story of Eric Bateman, a Royal Navy veteran, who lost his best friend in combat. “So many men and women, including my dear friend Fred, took part with me, and sadly never returned,” he said during his plea.
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“Courage, resilience and solidarity”
Upset by this story, the sovereign was immortalized with reddened eyes, while tears beaded in the corners of his wife’s eyes. During this gathering, the monarch also gave his first speech in public since the announcement of his cancer on February 5. “The stories of courage, resilience and solidarity that we have heard today and throughout our lives cannot fail to move us, inspire us and remind us of what we owe to this great generation who lived in times of war,” he said. An appearance during which he was greeted with a standing ovation.
