D-Day remembered: 70 years since the battle on the beaches

Fred was joined at Southwick House by David Eisenhower grandson of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Sangeeta went down to the beaches to meet two very special men - now both in their 90s and living in Kent. Both were brothers in arms, serving on board the same warship on D-Day.

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A memorial service has been taking place in Southsea to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Hundreds of people gathered around the D-Day stone to sing hymns and pray. Among them were veterans, their relatives, and children from nearby schools. Richard Jones reports.

The weather was crucial to the success of D-Day. Actor David Haig has written a play called 'Pressure'.

The play, at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester, tells the true story of the tensions between General Eisenhower, the Allied Supreme Commander, and Dr James Stagg, the Chief Meteorological Officer for the Met Office.

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A memorial service has been taking place in Southsea to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Hundreds of people have gathered around the D-Day stone to sing hymns and pray.

Among them were veterans, their relatives, and children from nearby schools. Following the service there was a parade along the seafront to the D-Day Museum.

Fred visited Southwick House, where the allied commanders planned the D-Day landings.