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Prince William Joins World Leaders as He Stands in for King Charles on D-Day Anniversar

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Charles, who is undergoing cancer treatment, attended a service at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer earlier in the day where he paid tribute to the “remarkable wartime generation.

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Prince William shakes hand withPresident Joe Biden during the International commemorative ceremony at Omaha Beach marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, in northwestern France

Prince William stood in for King Charles on Thursday as two days of commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day came to a close.

In one of the most significant moments as the Prince of Wales, William stepped in for his father to join world leaders including President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Normandy for the finale of the 80th anniversary of the historic D-Day landings.

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First Lady Jill Biden, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, French First Lady Brigitte Macron, William The Prince of Wales, Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley with his wife, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Queen Maxima of The Netherlands and Italian President Sergio Mattarella attend the D-Day commemoration at Omaha beach on June 6, 2024 in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, FranceDuring the visit, Prince William also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country is at war with Russia. William, who has met Zelensky several times, greeted him with a warm handshake.King Charles asked William to be at the ceremony on Omaha Beach, which included King Frederik X of Denmark and other world leaders, as palace aides were instructed to scale back the king’s schedule on the advice of his medical team to prevent exhaustion.

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