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Britain’s Prince Charles (R), Prince of Wales, lowers his head during a moment of silence whilst attending a memorial service for the British 6th Airborne Division and the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during a D-Day commemoration in Bavent, Normandy, on June 5, 2014, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. June 6, 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day and “Operation Overlord”, a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany. AFP PHOTO / POOL / TOBY MELVILLE