Beacon lighting ceremony on Tenby’s Castle Hill marks 80th anniversary of D-Day landings. from jet sexy pic Watch Video

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A special beacon lighting ceremony was held on Tenby’s Castle Hill last night, to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.<br/>Instead of lighting beacons to mark his Coronation last year, His Majesty, The King requested that they be lit on Thursday, June 6, 2024 to mark the anniversary of Operation Overlord.<br/><br/>The largest naval, air and land operation in history, the World War Two landings at Normandy in 1944 saw the opening of Europe’s Second Front which would eventually lead to the downfall of Hitler’s Nazi regime 11 months later.<br/>Crowds gathered to follow the commemoration, with Mayor of Tenby, Cllr. Dai Morgan, fellow councillors, representatives of Tenby Royal British Legion and local cadet units, leaving Castle Square at The Harbour shortly before 9pm to process up to Castle Hill.<br/><br/>©Pics: Gareth Davies Photography<br/><br/> <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Crop<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Caption<br/>Insert caption<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Copyright<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>There, following the reading of the International D-Day Tribute, Cllr. Morgan lit Tenby’s beacon to form part of a UK wide chain of Beacons and Lamp Lights of Peace at 9.15pm.<br/>