Hundreds of British D-Day veterans were in Normandy today for a series of events marking the 70th anniversary of the greatest military invasion in history.
A huge security operation swung into operation as 17 heads of state, including the Queen, arrived in northern France.
More than 650 ex-servicemen are thought to have travelled to commemorate the invasion.
Yesterday, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall met former troops of the Glider Pilot Regiment at Pegasus Bridge, the first assault of the D-Day invasion.
Led by Major John Howard, the regiment captured the bridges after a 15-minute skirmish.
Charles, the colonel-in-chief of the Parachute Regiment, then watched a commemorative parachute drop by British, American, French and Canadian troops.
Scottish D-Day veteran Jock Hutton, 89, was due to take part in a tandem jump with one of the Red Devils during the drop at Ranville.
Mr Hutton, who was raised in an orphanage in Bridge of Weir, is one of the last D-Day veterans from his regiment – 13th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment.
World leaders, including Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin, were due to arrive in Normandy today.
An international ceremony was to be held be at Sword Beach, the easternmost of the five landing areas.
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