World Ward 2

Bernie Jordan, immortalised in the 2023 film, secretly left his care home in Hove to attend the commemorations in Normandy.

Ken Hobbs’ great-grandson, Sonny Baldwin, was born on Sunday as the former soldier was celebrating his 100th birthday with family and friends.

Two ten-year-old children were among those killed in the blast on 10 February 1943, which became known as the People's Pantry Bombing.