This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8072340.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Royals will not be at D-Day event | Royals will not be at D-Day event |
| (about 22 hours later) | |
| Neither the Queen nor any other member of the Royal family will attend D-Day commemorations in France next week, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. | Neither the Queen nor any other member of the Royal family will attend D-Day commemorations in France next week, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown will represent the UK in Normandy on 6 June, 65 years on from the landings that helped defeat Hitler's Germany. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown will represent the UK in Normandy on 6 June, 65 years on from the landings that helped defeat Hitler's Germany. |
| No royals would go because they had not been invited, Buckingham Palace said. | No royals would go because they had not been invited, Buckingham Palace said. |
| There had been reports France did not invite the Queen, but had denied claims she had been snubbed. | There had been reports France did not invite the Queen, but had denied claims she had been snubbed. |
| US President Barack Obama will join French president Nicolas Sarkozy for commemorations at the American Cemetery in Normandy. | US President Barack Obama will join French president Nicolas Sarkozy for commemorations at the American Cemetery in Normandy. |
| We have never expressed any sense of anger or frustration at all, and are content with all the arrangements that are planned Buckingham Palace | We have never expressed any sense of anger or frustration at all, and are content with all the arrangements that are planned Buckingham Palace |
| Some critical reports had appeared about the absence of the Queen from the event. | Some critical reports had appeared about the absence of the Queen from the event. |
| French officials responded by insisting she was welcome and said the UK government was responsible for deciding who should attend what they said was "primarily a Franco-American ceremony". | French officials responded by insisting she was welcome and said the UK government was responsible for deciding who should attend what they said was "primarily a Franco-American ceremony". |
| British veterans will hold their main memorial event at the Arromanches landing beaches, where thousands of troops poured ashore on 6 June and during the following days. | British veterans will hold their main memorial event at the Arromanches landing beaches, where thousands of troops poured ashore on 6 June and during the following days. |
| A Royal British Legion Service of Remembrance, at Bayeux Cathedral, will also be held. | |
| Turning point | Turning point |
| A Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed the situation on Thursday. | A Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed the situation on Thursday. |
| "Neither the Queen nor any other members of the royal family will be attending the D-Day commemorations on June 6 as we have not received an official invitation to any of these events. | "Neither the Queen nor any other members of the royal family will be attending the D-Day commemorations on June 6 as we have not received an official invitation to any of these events. |
| "We would like to reiterate that we have never expressed any sense of anger or frustration at all, and are content with all the arrangements that are planned." | "We would like to reiterate that we have never expressed any sense of anger or frustration at all, and are content with all the arrangements that are planned." |
| The 1944 Normandy landings saw thousands of Allied troops pour on to the beaches of occupied France and marked a strategic turning point in the war against Nazi Germany. | The 1944 Normandy landings saw thousands of Allied troops pour on to the beaches of occupied France and marked a strategic turning point in the war against Nazi Germany. |
| For the 60th anniversary of the invasion in 2004, the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales all attended commemoration events in France. | For the 60th anniversary of the invasion in 2004, the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales all attended commemoration events in France. |
| Are you a veteran of the D-Day landings? Do you think the Royal family should have been invited to attend the commemorations? Send us your reaction to this story using the form below: | Are you a veteran of the D-Day landings? Do you think the Royal family should have been invited to attend the commemorations? Send us your reaction to this story using the form below: |
| A selection of your comments may be published, displaying your name and location unless you state otherwise in the box below. | A selection of your comments may be published, displaying your name and location unless you state otherwise in the box below. |
| The BBC may edit your comments and not all emails will be published. Your comments may be published on any BBC media worldwide. Terms & Conditions | The BBC may edit your comments and not all emails will be published. Your comments may be published on any BBC media worldwide. Terms & Conditions |