At the dying of the day, as dark descended across the beaches of Normandy, where the blood of so many thousands was spilled 80 years ago, each of the headstones of the 4,600 men lying in the Bayeux war cemetery was aglow.
Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a D-day event at Southsea Common in Portsmouth.
French officials estimate that a mere 200 veterans, mostly Americans but also British and Canadians, have returned to the scene of battle this time.
"I'm not a hero. It is the ones who did not come back who were the heroes," said Ken Cooke, 98, who as an 18-year-old stepped on to Gold beach at 7.45am.
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