Watch the D-Day landings 70th anniversary live

Note: Some speeches may be in French without translation

A series of events are being held in France today to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will attend a Royal British Legion service at Bayeux Cathedral before joining the Queen at a remembrance service nearby.

World leaders including Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama will also gather on Sword Beach for an emotional ceremony expected to be the pinnacle of events.

Here is a timetable of today's major D-Day events. All times shown are BST .

8.15am: A memorial service organised by the Royal British Legion at Bayeux Cathedral, attended by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, along with senior political figures around the world.

9.40am: Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will join the Queen at a remembrance service at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Bayeux, where they will meet D-Day veterans.

2pm: An international commemorative event at Sword Beach, with attendees including David Cameron, President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande, among others.

Two thousand allied veterans and their families will be in the audience.

4pm: A two-hour event at Arromanches-les-Bains, organised by the Surrey Branch of the Normandy Veterans Association. This will include a short veterans' parade and the laying of wreaths near the town's D-Day museum.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expected to play a role by attending this event.