Normandy veterans present at the D-Day 75 Garden, sitting on 15 stone plinths which face John Everiss' sculptures of the soldiers on the beaches

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Normandy veterans present at the D-Day 75 Garden, sitting on 15 stone plinths which face John Everiss' sculptures of the soldiers on the beaches 75 years' previously. The plinths are surrounded by a carpet of 10,000 sea thrift. The D-Day Darlings dressed in WAAF uniform entertained veterans and onlookers with WW2 melodies.

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Size: 5619px × 3746px
Location: Royal Hospital Chelsea, Chelsea, London, UK
Photo credit: © Matthew Bruce / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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