65th anniversary of the D-Day landings

A tomb at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer Photograph: Saul Loeb/Afp

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy (right) and his US counterpart, Barack Obama (2nd right), watched by their wives, Michelle Obama (left) and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (2nd left), listen to national anthems at the Caen prefecture Photograph: Melanie Frey/Epa

Obama shakes hands with members of the public at the Caen prefecture Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/Afp

British and Canadian veterans attend a ceremony at Sword beach in Langrune-sur-Mer Photograph: Joel Saget/Afp

Prince Charles sits next to the prime minister, Gordon Brown, at a memorial service for service personnel at Bayeux cathedral Photograph: Robert Todd/PA

Britain's prime minister, Gordon Brown, lays a wreath for service personnel at Bayeux cathedral Photograph: Ian Nicholson/Epa

Prince Charles (R) meets veterans at a service at Bayeux cemetery Photograph: Ian Nicholson/Epa

Portsmouth, England: The 86-year-old Normandy veteran Bob Gale walks along the seafront from where he left 65 years ago to take part in the D-Day landings Photograph: Jonathan Brady/Epa

Portsmouth, England: Veteran Leonard Hackett, 86, takes part in the commemoration services for the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings Photograph: Jonathan Brady/Epa

Almaty, Kazakhstan: Sir Trevor Brooking, Gordon Taylor and Lord Triesman of the Football Association lay a wreath with England football fans at the Kazakhstan war memorial to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty

The US actor Tom Hanks greets soldiers attending a ceremony at the US war cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer Photograph: Mal Langsdon/Reuters

Military jets fly over the D-day memorial service at the US war cemetery in Colleville-Sur-Mer Photograph: Matthew Cavanaugh/Epa

Obama speaks during the ceremony Photograph: Mandel Ngan/Afp

(L to R) Brown's wife, Sarah, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Michelle Obama applaud at the Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters

(L to R) Obama, Prince Charles and Brown at the memorial service Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

(From L to R) Obama, Prince Charles, Brown, the Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, and Sarkozy at the American cemetery and memorial Photograph: Mandel Ngan/Afp

Tourists board a landing craft on the beach of Arromanches-les-Bains Photograph: Joel Saget/Afp

Michelle Obama walks with a second world war veteran Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA