Events Leading Up To The 80th Anniversary Of D-Day Take Place In Normandy

NORMANDY, FRANCE - JUNE 05: International pipers from France, Germany and the United Kingdom during a procession from Bayeux Cathedral to the Great Vigil at the Commonwealth War Grave Commission's Bayeux War Cemetery on June 5, 2024 in Normandy, France. Normandy is hosting a variety of events at significant sites leading up to the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing on June 6. Highlights include a Royal British Legion service of commemoration, a paratrooper drop by the British Army's 16 Air Assault Brigade, and the unveiling of a statue by Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Royal, all coinciding with the national commemorative event in Portsmouth, UK. (Photo by Aaron Chown - Pool/Getty Images)