Prokopis Pavlopoulos

... A flypast of historic aircraft - including this RAF Spitfire - is one of the highlights of the commemorations Crowds supported the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day, which was attended by 300 veterans Mr and Mrs Trump arrived at Southsea Castle, Portsmouth, in the Marine One helicopter ahead of the event The Queen arrived by car, giving a royal wave to the crowd Prime Minister Theresa May introduced the Queen to the gathered world leaders, including Canada s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen above on left The event was attended by 15 world leaders, including (left to right) President Trump (with First Lady Melania) Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Luxembourg s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Canada s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau The Queen stood next to President Trump, joined by Prince Charles, Prime Minister Theresa May and many other world leaders Mr Trump took to the stage to give a speech in which he read the same prayer that President Roosevelt said in a radio message ahead of the D-Day landings Mrs May read a letter from Captain N W G Skinner, from the Royal Army Service Corp, written to his wife two days before setting sail for Normandy French President Emmanuel Macron began his speech by saying: Let me first thank you sincerely, on behalf of our nation The Queen stood to thank veterans: It is with humility and pleasure, on behalf of the entire country, indeed the whole free world, that I say to you all, thank you As part of the commemoration, the RAF s Red Arrows performed a flypast A stunning view from the sky shows the Red Arrows close up, with the stage and ceremony on the ground below The 60,000-strong crowd in Portsmouth looked to the sky, including Prince Charles, the Queen and Mr and Mrs Trump Helicopters flew over the stage as actress Sheridan Smith sang...