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Representatives from Jersey and Guernsey were invited to Normandy last week to join world leaders in marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Jersey was represented by Deputy Bailiff Robert MacRae and External Relations Minister Ian Gorst.
They were joined by the Bailiff of Guernsey, Sir Richard McMahon.
During the visit, they attended the commemoration at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer, which was also attended by King Charles, French President Emmanuel Macron, and dozens of British veterans who landed there on 6 June 1944.
The Channel Islands representatives then attended the French and American Commemoration at Omaha beach along with US veterans, American President Joe Biden, President Macron and Prince William.
Jersey's Deputy Bailiff and the Bailiff of Guernsey laid wreaths at the memorial of the Royal Engineers at Pegasus Bridge where Jersey engineer, the late Clive Kemp, landed on 6 June 1944 and drove through enemy lines.
Deputy Bailiff Robert MacRae said: “It is important that we never forget the service and sacrifice of those who fought to liberate Europe and secure for us the freedoms which we continue to enjoy today.”
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