{"id":102776,"date":"2024-06-06T21:19:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/prince-william-joins-world-leaders-as-he-stands-in-for-king-charles-on-d-day-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T21:19:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:19:42","slug":"prince-william-joins-world-leaders-as-he-stands-in-for-king-charles-on-d-day-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/prince-william-joins-world-leaders-as-he-stands-in-for-king-charles-on-d-day-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Joins World Leaders as He Stands in for King Charles on D-Day Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/prince-william\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Prince William<\/strong><\/a> stood in for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/king-charles-iii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>King Charles<\/strong><\/a> on Thursday as two days of commemorations marking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/king-charles-queen-camilla-prince-william-d-day-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 80th anniversary of D-Day<\/a> came to a close.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the most significant moments as the Prince of Wales, William stepped in for his father to join world leaders including President <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong>, French President <strong>Emmanuel Macron<\/strong>, and Canadian Prime Minister <strong>Justin Trudeau<\/strong> in Normandy for the finale of the 80th anniversary of the historic D-Day landings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE KeCSR caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd eurnFY iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>First Lady Jill Biden, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, French First Lady Brigitte Macron, William The Prince of Wales, Australia&#8217;s Governor-General David Hurley with his wife, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Queen Maxima of The Netherlands and Italian President Sergio Mattarella attend the D-Day commemoration at Omaha beach on June 6, 2024 in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd bCPQcu fNaHcW caption__credit\">Patrick van Katwijk\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">During the visit, Prince William also met with Ukrainian President <strong>Volodymyr Zelensky,<\/strong> whose country is at war with Russia. William, who has met Zelensky several times, greeted him with a warm handshake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">King Charles asked William to be at the ceremony on Omaha Beach, which included <strong>King Frederik X<\/strong> of Denmark and other world leaders, as palace aides were instructed to scale back the king\u2019s schedule on the advice of his medical team to prevent exhaustion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Charles, who is undergoing cancer treatment, attended a service at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer earlier in the day where he paid tribute to the \u201cremarkable wartime generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">He was determined to attend the commemorative events in Portsmouth and Normandy. He has attended the most important parts of the two-day-long occasion, delivering moving speeches and meeting veterans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">However, on Thursday afternoon it fell to Prince William to stand in for his father \u2014 something he had done last December when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/prince-william-squeezes-in-one-last-business-trip-ahead-of-the-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he attended the funeral of the Emir of Kuwait<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Justin Trudeau Prince William Duke of Cambridge Gabriel Attal Accessories Formal Wear Tie and Adult\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6662276c16a714c987f207ec\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2155676933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6662276c16a714c987f207ec\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/2155676933 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6662276c16a714c987f207ec\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/2155676933 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6662276c16a714c987f207ec\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/2155676933 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6662276c16a714c987f207ec\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/2155676933 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6662276c16a714c987f207ec\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/2155676933 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6662276c16a714c987f207ec\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/2155676933 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6662276c16a714c987f207ec\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/2155676933 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE KeCSR caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd eurnFY iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Prince William on their return way after laying a wreath at Juno Beach during the Canadian Signature Ceremony in Courseulles-sur-Mer, commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, on June 6, 2024, in Juno Beach, Courseulles sur Mer, Normandy, France.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd bCPQcu fNaHcW caption__credit\">Anadolu\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">On Thursday, William showed off his leadership and diplomatic skills and praised the bravery of the veterans who fought on D-Day. In a speech delivered to over 25 leaders and diplomats, the 41-year-old spoke in English and French to commend the action of Canadian troops who stormed the seafront on D-Day. He also laid a wreath and honored 14,000 Canadians who stormed Juno Beach 80 years ago on Thursday and delighted locals when he made a surprise visit to the D-Day Museum in Arromanches, where he spoke with veterans and received a warm welcome from well-wishers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/prince-william-joins-stands-in-for-king-charles-on-d-day-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William stood in for King Charles on Thursday as two days of commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day came to a close. In one of the most significant moments as the Prince of Wales, William stepped in for his father to join world leaders including President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2607,643,2964,413,8235,84],"class_list":{"0":"post-102776","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-emmanuel-macron","9":"tag-joe-biden","10":"tag-justin-trudeau","11":"tag-king-charles-iii","12":"tag-princes-william","13":"tag-royals"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}