
Donald Trump has left Britain at the end of his whirlwind three-day state visit after the Queen told him: 'I hope you come to this country again soon'.

Mr Trump and his wife Melania, who moved on to Ireland this afternoon before going to France tomorrow, joined the monarch and Prince Charles to speak to some of the 300 Second World War veterans who fought on the Normandy beaches 75 years ago.

As they posed for the final photograph at the D-Day 75 commemoration event in Portsmouth, the President told the Queen: 'It was a great honour to be with you' and Her Majesty replied: 'I hope you come to this country again soon'.

Mr Trump was heard saying: 'Great woman. Great, great woman' as he and Melania went to board his Marine One helicopter. They flew to Southampton Airport before being taken to Shannon in Ireland by Air Force Two.

The Queen, Mr Trump and Prince Charles had just met with six veterans who fought on D-Day following the grand commemoration ceremony in Portsmouth today, including one 93-year-old who flirted with First Lady Melania.

At a small lunch reception also attended by world leaders including Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron, the President told the veterans it was his honour to meet them and he had been moved by their stories.

Hours earlier the Queen paid tribute to 'my generation' after another British veteran received an ovation from the monarch and Mr Trump as he described his 'mates who didn't come back' from France.

A carefree Donald Trump walks off Marine One to board Air Force One before departing from Southampton Airport, as he bids farewell to Britain and flies to Ireland after his three-day state visit

The Trumps wave goodbye to the UK as they board Air Force One as they head to Ireland to meet Leo Veradkar

The President told the Queen: 'It was a great honour to be with you' and was heard saying: 'Great woman. Great, great woman' after saying farewell

First Lady Melania Trump gets a kiss from President of France Emmanuel Macron after today's ceremony in Portsmouth

Donald Trump and his wife Melania wave for the cameras after arriving at Shannon Airport in Ireland this afternoon

Air Force Two with US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump aboard lands at Shannon Airport this afternoon

On their arrival at Shannon airport Donald and Melania Trump were greeted by Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

After departing Portsmouth the Trumps travelled to Ireland where the President met Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather near to Shannon Airport following his arrival for his visit to the Republic of Ireland

Protestors at the peace camp on the road to Shannon Airport following the arrival of US President Donald Trump

On their arrival in Ireland Mr and Mrs Trump were greeted at Shannon Airport by Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

As the two men posed for photos Mr Trump was heard discussing Brexit with the Irish PM and even mistakenly referred to a 'wall' when mentioning the Irish border.

His pledge to 'build a wall' on the US/Mexico border was one of the key slogans of his 2016 election campaign.

At a pool spray before their meeting, President Trump said to PM Leo Varadkar, 'Probably you'll ask me about Brexit because I just left some very good people who are very involved with Brexit, as you know.

'And I think it will all work out very well, and also for you with your wall, your border.

'I mean, we have a border situation in the United States, and you have one over here. But I hear it's going to work out very well here.'

Mr Varadkar replied, 'I think one thing we want to avoid, of course, is a wall or border between us.'

'I think you do, I think you do,' Trump said. 'The way it works now is good, you want to try and to keep it that way. I know that's a big point of contention with respect to Brexit. I'm sure it's going to work out very well. I know they're focused very heavily on it.'

First Lady Melania Trump is presented with a bouquet of flowers by dancer Ella Mae Hartnett at Shannon Airport

After his meeting with the Irish premier in Shannon the President flew on to Doonbeg in Marine One. HE will be staying at his golf course resort, alongside other guests, during his stay in Ireland

Local people watch a Ceili Dance as they await the arrival of President Donald Trump in the village of Doonbeg in County Clare on the first day of his visit to the Republic of Ireland

Trump supporters awaiting the President's arrival in the tiny Co Clare village of Doonbeg where Mr Trump will be staying at the golf course and hotel he bought there in 2014

In answer to a question about whether Brexit would be bad for Ireland, Trump said, 'I think it should be good. The big thing is going to be your border, and hopefully that's going to work out, and I think it will work out.'

Around a hundred people turned out to protest at the entrance to Shannon Airport as Air Force One touched down just before 5pm.

The group were protesting against the president's policies on climate change and the use of Shannon Airport by the American military. A number of supporters of the president also gathered at the entrance.

Mr Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will spend two nights at the president's Doonbeg hotel and golf resort in Co Clare. He will use the luxury facility as a base to travel to France on Thursday for D-Day commemorations.

His arrival in Ireland comes amid a massive security operation in west Co Clare. A ring of steel has been erected around the five-star Doonbeg resort. Around 3km of barriers and 3km of 6ft-high fencing have been put in place for the visit. And 1,500 gardai have been drafted in throughout the area for three days.

Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Mr Trump, Mr Varadkar said: 'He said in the meeting he was aware that the sticking point in negotiations, one of the most difficult points in the negotiations, is the issue of the Irish border and he wants to keep that open and believes that can be done.

'We didn't go into any particular detail as to how he thinks it can be done but he understands that that has to be a shared objective - that if the UK is going to leave with a deal, that deal must involve legally-operable guarantees that we won't see the emergence of a hard border between north and south.'

Mr Trump and the First Lady left Shannon Airport in a helicopter bound for Doonbeg shortly after 6pm. He will use his Trump International golf resort in nearby Doonbeg as a base for his three day stay in Ireland.

His helicopter, Marine One, was seen touching down outside the resort he owns where he and his entourage will stay alongside other guests.

This evening he was given a warm welcome to the rural Co Clare village - population 262 - where locals waved American flags and some donned the Make America Great Again cap.

Shortly after the American president and his wife Melania touched down at the Doonbeg golf resort, the village erupted into a carnival of celebration with ceili music and Irish dancers taking over the main street.

After posing for this farewell photo with the Queen at today's D-Day 75 commemoration in Portsmouth, Donald Trump thanked her for inviting him to Britain

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump met veterans at an event attended by the Allies who all took part in D-Day

The Trumps will spend the next two nights in Ireland, MailOnline understands, but will spend tomorrow in Normandy for more D-Day commemorations

First Lady Melania has been at the President's side throughout the three-day trip and appears to have enjoyed her time in the UK

Donald Trump gave a thumbs up to veterans as he met some and heard their stories at today's moving event on Britain's south coast

Queen thanks D-Day heroes for showing courage that helped free the world Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, When I attended the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the D-Day Landings, some thought it might be the last such event. But the wartime generation - my generation - is resilient, and I am delighted to be with you in Portsmouth today. 75 years ago, hundreds of thousands of young soldiers, sailors and airmen left these shores in the cause of freedom. In a broadcast to the nation at that time, my Father, King George VI, said: '…what is demanded from us all is something more than courage and endurance; we need a revival of spirit, a new unconquerable resolve...' That is exactly what those brave men brought to the battle, as the fate of the world depended on their success. Many of them would never return, and the heroism, courage and sacrifice of those who lost their lives will never be forgotten. It is with humility and pleasure, on behalf of the entire country – indeed the whole free world – that I say to you all, thank you. Advertisement

Earlier today more than 300 men who survived the invasion of France in 1944 were guests of honour and a group of veterans stood and saluted the thousands who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting Hitler's Germany on Normandy's beaches.

Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Justin Trudeau were among the politicians who gathered in Portsmouth today - exactly 75 years after US General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, gave the final order to invade German-occupied France with the message: 'The eyes of the world are upon you'.

Sergeant John Jenkins MBE, 99, who was born and raised in the Hampshire city, was in the Pioneer Corps on D-Day and landed on Gold Beach on June 8, and gave a moving, humble and funny speech that brought world leaders and royalty to their feet.

He said: 'I was 23 years old when I landed on Gold Beach. I was terrified, I think everyone was. I was just a small part in a very big machine. You never forget your comrades because we were all in it together'.

He added: 'It is right that the courage and sacrifice of so many is being honoured 75 years on. We must never forget.'

Afterwards the Queen paid tribute to the 'resilient wartime generation' - she called 'my generation' - and said: 'Seventy-five years ago, hundreds of thousands of young soldiers, sailors and airmen left these shores in the cause of freedom.

'Many of them would never return, and the heroism, courage and sacrifice of those who lost their lives will never be forgotten. It is with humility and pleasure, on behalf of the entire country - indeed the whole free world - that I say to you all, thank you.

A flypast of Spitfires, Hurricanes and Red Arrows streaked across the sky at the end of the moving ceremony, where Prince Charles was seen wiping his eyes.

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, better known as the Red Arrows fly over Portsmouth this afternoon

The Queen and Donald Trump appear to enjoy a good relationship and chatted throughout today's event including here during a flypast

A Second World War veteran cries during the ceremony in Portsmouth this morning to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day

The Queen paid tribute to her 'wartime generation' in a speech to thousands in Portsmouth this afternoon and thanked them for their heroism

D-Day veteran John Jenkins' speech described the fear of storming Normandy's beaches and the pain of losing his comrades

Mr Jenkins was 23 years old when he landed on Gold Beach in France and said his life changed forever after D-Day

Heir to the throne Prince Charles shares a joke with a D-Day veteran, many of whom are now heading to Normandy for more events

Theresa May, who is carrying out her last major event as Tory leader, held the hand of a veteran during a traditional afternoon tea after D-Day 75

Thousands watched in wonder as the Red Arrows carried out a flypast with their trademark red, white and blue plumes of smoke

A Spitfire (left) and Hurricane fly over the VIPs on an extraordinary day in Portsmouth marking the invasion of France in 1944

US Lockheed C-130 Hercules airplanes and Boeing-Bell V-22 Osprey aircraft fly over Carentan as part of D-Day commemorations

The Queen, Mr Trump and Prince Charles met with six veterans following the ceremony. In a small reception also attended by the First Lady, Donald Trump told the veterans of his honour to meet them.

One jokingly told the US president that if 'only he was 20 years younger' while pointing to the First Lady.

The Queen meets Navy veteran Thomas Cuthbert, aged 93, who would later flirt with Melania Trump

In the light-hearted moment following the D-Day 75 national commemoration, Donald Trump replied to 93-year-old Thomas Cuthbert: 'You could handle it no question.'

Saying it was nice to meet him, the president added: 'It's my honour, believe me, thank you very much.'

After the reception, also attended by the Queen and the Prince of Wales, Mr Cuthbert, from Elmstead Market, Essex, said that Mr Trump 'came across very well'.

He added: 'He surprised me, when you see someone on the TV but he seemed different, he seemed one of the boys. His wife was very pleasant as well.'

Mr Cuthbert was awarded the Legion D'Honneur in May 2017 for his role in the D-Day landings during which he served on a landing barge oiler anchored off shore from Utah and Omaha beaches.

Charles served in the Royal Navy in the 1970s, ending his career commanding the minesweeper HMS Bronington and joked with Mr Cuthbert about suffering from sea sickness.

Referring to a segment of the commemorations that highlighted the conditions the men had to endure on the vessels heading to Normandy, the prince told Mr Cuthbert: 'As they were saying the smell of the fuel and people being sick must have been terrible.

'I remember being in the navy and always being sick, and there was always someone who was never sick and would always appear with a mug of steaming soup.'

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders gave her Instagram followers a rare glimpse behind the scenes including this picture of the Queen giving her speech

Mr Trump speaks to Prime Minister Theresa May as her husband Philip smiles on the sidelines

She also posted this picture of Mr Trump and the Queen on the red carpet with other world leaders

The President posed with members of the Armed Forces and many veterans who spoke to him in Portsmouth today

President Trump also wished happy birthday to Joan 'Jonni' Berfield, a Wren, who worked as a coder and will be celebrating her 95th birthday on June 7.

Trump read FDR's D-Day prayer read to America after its sons stormed Normandy's beaches In a nationwide radio message on the evening of June 6, 1944, President Roosevelt led the nation in prayer. President Trump read the following excerpt today: 'Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavour, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. 'They will need Thy blessings. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph. 'Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom. And, O Lord, give us Faith. Give us Faith in Thee; Faith in our sons; Faith in each other; Faith in our united crusade. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen.' Advertisement

When she told Mr Trump how old she was going to be, he replied, 'You're kidding', and Mrs Trump said: 'Nice to meet you. Happy birthday, hope you have a great celebration.'

When told of her role in the war, Mr Trump told her: 'So you were well ahead of your time. Coder, that's pretty sound, that means very smart. Great to meet you.'

And after talking to her about her involvement in D-Day, he added: 'So you think back to that time. You can never forget it.'

Ms Berfield said after the meeting: 'I was very surprised, he spoke very quietly, I wasn't expecting that.

'He was very interested in what I had done, his wife was charming.

'I think I am in a dream and I will wake up and find it's all a dream. It's been a fantastic day, I'm just overwhelmed by everything.'

The president and First Lady then went on to a reception for US military and other special guests where he was thronged by service personnel seeking selfies.

Mr Trump sat next to the Queen and Prince Charles and they smiled and chatted surrounded by the leaders of all the Allied nations who took part in Operation Overlord - the codename for D-Day.

The President read excerpts of a prayer, broadcast across the United States by his predecessor Franklin D. Roosevelt on the night of the D-Day invasion, before French President Macron rose to thank those who fought to liberate his country from Hitler's grip.

Mr Trump said: 'Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavour, a struggle to preserve our republic, our religion, and our civilisation, and to set free a suffering humanity.'

Afterwards Her Majesty, Prince Charles, the President and First Lady Melania met D-Day veterans and their families, many of whom will be heading back to Normandy this evening.

Tens of thousands of people also gathered at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Southsea Common for the event which marks the anniversary of the biggest amphibious invasion in military history.

75 years ago today - June 5 1944 - US General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, gave the final order to invade German-occupied France with the message: 'The eyes of the world are upon you'.

President Trump shares a joke with the Queen at the start of the D-Day 75 event, having had a state banquet thrown in his honour at Buckingham Palace this week

Mr Trump said today that Her Majesty was a hero to his British mother Mary, and has called the Queen a 'truly great woman'

Prince Charles wipes his eyes during the moving ceremony where his mother paid tribute to the brave veterans who fought on D-Day in speech that also mentioned her father George VI

In a highly personal speech the Queen mentioned her father George VI and paid tribute to the 'resilient wartime generation' - she called 'my generation' - thanking them for freeing the world

The Trumps were on the front row for the event attended by 14 world leaders and hundreds of veterans in Hampshire

President Trump read an excerpt of Franklin D. Roosevelt's D-Day prayer, which he read to the nation on the night of June 6, 1944

The Trumps are on the third day of their state visit to Britain and will head to Ireland tonight and on to France tomorrow

The Queen was the last to arrive on the podium, and was accompanied by Prince Charles because her husband Prince Philip is now retired from public events

Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron smile at Her Majesty as she takes her seat next to her son Prince Charles

Veterans who survived D-Day were also guests of honour and are shown here saluting their fallen comrades at the event also attended by thousands of members of the public

Charles, the Queen and Donald Trump watch the D-Day flypast tearing across the Hampshire sky this afternoon

Within hours the allied fleet of 2,700 ships was sent out of British ports all along the south of England - the biggest armada the world had ever seen - with the area around the Isle of Wight nicknamed 'Piccadilly Circus' - before sailing across the Channel as paratroopers were dropped into France.

From dawn on June 6 - known as the Longest Day - 156,000 troops stormed Normandy's beaches and smashed Hitler's Nazis, turning the Second World War in the allies' favour and leading to the liberation of Europe a year later.

It is considered the turning point of the Second World War - but Operation Overlord also led to to the deaths of thousands on both sides, with tens of thousands more injured.

The President is on the third day of his state visit to Britain and is taking part in a ceremony on the south coast with the allies who helped defeat Hitler after a whirlwind 48 hours where he attended a glittering state banquet at Buckingham Palace and held talks in Downing Street.

Theresa May is making her final official appearances as the British Prime Minister during the D-Day commemorations which continue on Thursday across Normandy.

She read a letter from Captain Norman Skinner of the Royal Army Service Corps, to his wife Gladys on June 3, 1944.

The letter was in his pocket when he landed on Normandy's Sword Beach on D-Day but he was killed the following day, leaving his wife and two young daughters.

Reading the letter Mrs May said: 'My darling this is a very difficult letter for me to write. As you know something may happen at any moment and I cannot tell when you will receive this.

'I had hoped to be able to see you during last weekend but it was impossible to get away and all the things I intended to say must be written. I'm sure that anyone with imagination must dislike the thought of what's coming, but my fears will be more of being afraid than of what can happen to me.

'You and I have had some lovely years which now seemed to have passed at lightning speed. My thoughts at this moment, in this lovely Saturday afternoon, are with you all now'.

The Portsmouth memorial today featured a flypast by RAF warplanes past and present, including a display by the Red Arrows

The spectacular flypast by the Red Arrows formed part of the National Commemorative Event in Portsmouth this afternoon

A veteran of the 6th Airborne Division puts his head in his hands during a ceremony at Pegasus Bridge in France today

A French army general shakes hands with a British D-Day veteran during a ceremony near Pegasus Bridge in France today

Jim Booth, 97, who was a Royal Marine special forces commando whose top secret operation launched the D-Day assault on Sword Beach, in Portsmouth today. He was joind by Veteran Bertie Billet attends an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings,

British D-Day veteran Reg Charles, 96, salutes during a memorial ceremony at the Pegasus Bridge Museum in Caen today

A French army general shakes hands with a British D-Day veteran during a ceremony near Pegasus Bridge in France today

US veteran paratrooper Vincent Speranza attends a parachute drop from seven C-47 aircraft over Carentan in France today

World leaders representing the Allied nations who took part in the D-Day landings also attended, including French president Emmanuel Macron, prime minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump, who is coming to the end of a three-day state visit to the UK.

Day three of the Trump state visit to Britain 9.35am: Trump and his wife Melania fly to Portsmouth from London for events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day 10.45am: Leaders will gather for the start of events 12.45pm: The Trumps joined the Queen to meet D-Day Veterans followed by a lunch reception held by Prince Charles. 3.30pm: The President and First Lady flew to Ireland where they will meet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar before staying at Mr Trump's Doonbeg luxury hotel in Clare. Advertisement

Other guests included Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison, prime minister Charles Michel from Belgium, the Czech Republic's prime minister Andrej Babis and president Prokopis Pavlopoulos from Greece. Chancellor Angela Merkel represented Germany.

The PM of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel also attended, as did his counterparts from the Netherlands Mark Rutte, Norway's Erna Solberg, Poland's Mateusz Morawiecki and Slovakia's deputy prime minister Richard Rasi.

They all met the Queen before the event began - a first for Mr Macron - and then posed for a group photograph with the monarch and Prince of Wales.

The next segment of the event saw a tribute to the agents of the Special Operations Executive which supported the French Resistance.

France's President Emmanuel Macron read the last letter of a young resistance fighter Henri Fertet, executed at just 16 years old.

Before he began he said: 'First, let me thank you sincerely, on behalf of my nation.'

Speaking in French he read the letter, saying: 'My dear parents, My letter is going to cause you great sorrow, but I have seen you so full of courage in the past that I do not doubt that you will remain courageous, if only out of love for me.

'I am going to die for my country. I want France to be free and the French to be happy. I do not want France to be arrogant and the world's leading nation but hard-working, industrious and honest.'

The Queen, accompanied by The Prince of Wales, and the President and the First Lady, pose for a formal photograph with leaders of the other Allied Nations. Back row l-r Slovakia DPM Richard Rai, Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babia, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison, Danish Ambassador to the UK Lars Thuesen. Front row L-R Governor-General of New Zealand Patsy Reddy, President of France Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Theresa May, US President Donald Trump, President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte

The Queen and UK Prime Minister meet the German Chancellor Angel Merkel ahead of the ceremony

Trump concentrates as the Queen speaks to him this afternoon with Mrs Trump smiling broadly at her words

Prince Charles smiles as he speaks to Macron, who thanked all those to helped liberate France from the tyranny of Nazi Germany

Mr Trump's prayer read for troops on D-Day has a large picture of wartime leader FDR behind him

Theresa May speaks on stage during the D-Day Commemorations - her last major event as Tory leader in Britain before she quits

Mrs May read a letter from Captain Norman Skinner (right) of the Royal Army Service Corps, to his wife Gladys on June 3, 1944, found in his pocket after he was killed on D-Day

US President Donald Trump walks on to stage to read FDR's prayer Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau read the Victoria Cross citation of Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Merritt, the first Canadian to be awarded the medal for gallantry

Donald Trump, First Lady Melania, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, German leader Angela Merkel, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watch on

Theresa May smiles at French President Emmanuel Macron despite a number of rows over Brexit in recent months

Mr Trump speaks to Theresa May as the world leaders take their seats together alongside other politicians and royalty including Mr Trudeau

Mrs Merkel pulls a funny face while in discussion with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte as they sat with VIPs

Jeremy Corbyn sat a few seats back from Mr Trump, who refused to meet the Labour leader while visiting Britain this week

(Front row, L-R) French President, Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister, Theresa May, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, President of the United States, Donald Trump, First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel attends the D-day 75 Commemorations

Mr Trump travelled around an hour by helicopter from London on the third and final day of his state visit to Britain

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau read the Victoria Cross citation of Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Merritt, the first Canadian to be awarded the medal for gallantry and inspired leadership during the disastrous raid on Dieppe in 1942.

Later actress Sheridan Smith performed Second World War song When the Lights Go On Again, that expresses hopes for an end to the war across the world.

As she sang black and white wartime images were shown on a huge screen behind her.

Actor David Haig performed an extract from his play Pressure.

It tells the story of the weather forecaster for D-Day, Scottish meteorologist, Group Captain James Stagg, who persuaded military chiefs to delay the huge assault because of a predicted storm.

The spectators saw the key scene from the play when the decision is taken on June 3, 1944 to postpone the D-Day after Haig, playing Stagg, tells the assembled senior officers he predicted a 'storm of unprecedented malignancy'.

Haig is best known for the film Four Weddings And A Funeral and BBC sitcom The Thin Blue Line.

Actor and author Celia Imrie narrated the event and began by introducing a segment on the fall of Europe and the start of the Second World War when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.

She said the scene in Southsea ahead of D-Day, 75 years ago, was very different from today: 'This was no green and open land but a sea of uniform and an ocean of men.

'Seventy-five years later we are honoured to be joined by over 300 veterans of Operation Overlord.

'They bravely risked their lives for our today and to them we show our profound appreciation.'

An extract from Second World War leader Winston Churchill's famous 'We Shall Fight on the Beaches' speech was played: 'We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; We shall never surrender.'

It is the third time in three days that the royal family has spent time with President Trump on his historic visit to the UK

Mr Trump looked serious as he spoke at the start of the event with Melania smiling slightly behind him

President of the United States, Donald Trump and First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump sit next to British Prime minister, Theresa May (L) President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos (2nd R) and Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel (R) as they attend the D-Day Commemoration

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (L), Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg (3R), New Zealand's Governor-General Patsy Reddy (2R) and Philip May, husband of Britain's Prime Minister, attended

Star of stage and screen Sheridan Smith performed during the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings

D-Day veteran Henry Cullen, with British Royal Navy Bethany Thomson of HMS Nelson, pictured together in Portsmouth today

Veterans who took part in Overlord watched on as actors and world leaders took part in a ceremony describing what has happened

The Queen waves to crowds from the back of her limousine as world leaders gathered on the south coast today

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive to participate in an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, in Portsmouth today

Marine One comes in to land a Trump joined world leaders and the Queen to mark the anniversary

The audience were entertained by the Tri-Service Orchestra who performed a medley of music from the 1940s before the event began.

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They were also treated to the spectacle of a guard of honour, formed of military personnel from Royal Navy, Army and RAF marching through the spectator aisles and onto the main stage.

The Queen's arrival in the royal box was signalled by a fanfare from musicians from the Band of the Royal Marines and the Tri-Service orchestra performed the national anthem.

The orchestra performed John Williams' Hymn to the Fallen which opens the D-Day based war film Saving Private Ryan, and has become associated with Second World War remembrance and memorials.

Meanwhile, hundreds of veterans are flocking to northern France and Portsmouth as well as to events around the country to mark the occasion.

On Wednesday Mrs May will host 15 world leaders and representatives in the Hampshire port city.

The event will be the first time the UK has hosted this many world leaders outside a formal summit since the 2012 Olympics.

A mass security operation has been launched in the wake of Mr Trump's attendance at the event - as part of his UK state visit.

Some critics have claimed his presence draws focus away from the veterans.

Representatives from every country that fought alongside the UK in Operation Overlord - the Battle of Normandy - will attend commemorations as well as The Prince of Wales, members of the armed forces and the veterans who are all over 90 years old.

Joining Mrs May will also be French president Emmanuel Macron, the German chancellor Angela Merkel as well as prime ministers from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia and Denmark.

Mrs May is expected to describe the landings as a 'moment of historic international cooperation' in which veterans fought for liberty and peace.

Donald Trump closes his eyes as President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos speaks to his wife Melania, who grew up in Sevnica, in the Yugoslav republic of Slovenia

D-Day Veterans and current Armed Services personnel salute during the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Southsea Common,

They were also treated to the spectacle of a guard of honour, formed of military personnel from Royal Navy, Army and RAF marching through the spectator aisles and onto the main stage

Chancellor Philip Hammond smiles and shakes hands with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon before the event started

Senior Tories, Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, Chancellor Philip Hammond, Home Secretary Sajid Javid and a smiling Jeremy Hunt sat together on the stage

US National Security Advisor John Bolton arrived at the D-Day event ahead of the President of the Unites States

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (R) speaks with outgoing Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable (L) as they arrive to attend an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks to the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford

She will call for unity in western Europe, adding: 'The global challenges we face today are different in their origin and nature. But as we confront new and evolving threats to our security it is more important than ever that we continue to stand together in upholding our shared values and way of life.

'As I host leaders from around the world today to mark this significant moment in our shared history, we will together reflect on the continued importance of the western alliance for all our countries' security and prosperity.'

An hour-long production telling the story of the invasion will be played to the crowds featuring testimony from veterans before theatrical performances, live music as well as a flypast of the Red Arrows and Spitfires take place.

As part of the performance Mrs May will read a letter written by Captain Norman Skinner of the Royal Army Service Corps to his wife Gladys on 3 June 1944. The letter was in his pocket when he landed on Sword Beach on June 6 1944. He was killed the next day, leaving behind his wife and two young daughters.

Afterwards world leaders will meet to discuss the western alliance and security after a reception with veterans.

From the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, Mrs May and Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt will wave off the crowds of veterans who are set to retrace the journey they made across the channel 75 years ago. This time they will be followed by a flotilla of Royal Navy vessels.

More than 4,000 personnel will be involved in D-Day events in the UK and France, in what is set to be one of the biggest mobilisations of the UK Armed Forces in recent history.

Veterans travelling on the MV Boudicca, a cruise ship chartered by the Royal British Legion to take more than 250 fellow veterans to the 75th Anniversary of D-Day commemorations, disembark in Portsmouth today

Royal Air Force personnel attend the D-Day 75 Commemorations where the political heads of the 16 countries involved gathered

People waving union flags gather for an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, in Portsmouth

D-Day veteran Reg Charles, aged 96, the last surviving member of the heroic glider assault on Pegasus Bridge salutes during a memorial ceremony at the Pegasus Bridge Museum in Caen

Later in the afternoon veterans Harry Read, 95, and John Hutton, 94, will parachute into Normandy in honour of comrades they lost when they first made the descent 75 years ago.

Alongside around 280 paratroopers they will take part in the jump onto fields at Sannerville - the drop zone for the 8th Midlands Parachute Battalion during D-Day.

In the evening, a vigil and silent march will take place at Pegasus Bridge which was the scene of a 15-minute skirmish to take hold of the pathways over the Caen Canal and River Orne. This was one of the first places British troops liberated on D-Day.

Last night Mr Trump hosted Prince Charlesn and Camilla at an intimate 60-person black tie dinner at the official residence of the US Ambassador, Winfield House in Regent's Park.

In contrast to the sophisticated Palace menu which included steamed halibut and strawberry sable, - and was served with a £2,000-a-bottle Chateau Lafite - last night's fare was closer to the heart of the teetotal President with a taste for plain food: beef, potatoes, ice cream, and £30-a-bottle Californian red wine.

Charles and Camilla were guests of the US Ambassador to the UK, Robert 'Woody' Johnson and his wife Suzanne Ircha, at their official residence for what is known as a 'return dinner' in honour of the US president.

The Trumps patiently waited outside for Charles and Camilla to arrive before they swept up in a chauffeur-driven car. Camilla looked elegant in in a white evening gown by Fiona Clare with a pretty embroidered overlay and a bejewelled necklace – a contrast to Melania's striking red cape-style £5,610 Givenchy gown and loose, dark locks.

President Trump's children also joined the dinner, Ivanka wearing a white off-the-shoulder gown and her hair in a chignon. His younger daughter, Tiffany, wore a grey full-length dress.

Prince Charles and Donald Trump gave one another warm toasts and clinked glasses at the Winfield House dinner

Mrs Trump chatted with Suzanne Ircha, wife of the US Ambassador, and Camilla before the meal. Mr Trump famously is a teetotaler who encourages his family and associates not to partake. The Duchess however was seen with a glass of wine

Camilla and Charles, and Donald and Melania Trump, photographed shortly before the dinner began inside Winfield House

Normally the Lord Mayor of London would hold his own banquet on the second night of a state visit by a foreign leader.

But when it comes to US presidents, it has become something of a tradition for the royals to dine at the glorious 1930s Grade II-listed Winfield House in Regent's Park.

Guests at the black tie dinner dined on fresh burrata cheese with heritage tomatoes, basil, and Maldon salt; then grilled fillet of beef with pommes Anna, watercress pure, celeriac and chantenay carrots; followed by summer berries, homemade vanilla ice cream with Muscovado sugar tuile.

The setting was far more intimate than for the state banquet at Buckingham Palace on Monday night. The house's dining room was set with six tables each with around ten places.

Mr Trump sat on one table with Charles and Theresa May on either side of him. There were no speeches, unlike the previous evening, but the prince and the President both gave brief toasts.

Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Theresa May gave the president a private tour of the underground bunker where Winston Churchill led the country during the Second World War.

Mr Trump was presented with a framed typescript draft of the 1941 Atlantic Charter, agreed by president Franklin D. Roosevelt and Sir Winston, that set out their vision for the post-war world.

Trump and First Lady Melania landed at Buckingham Palace at lunchtime after flying into Stansted in the morning following an overnight flight in Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews near Washington DC.

Hundreds of thousands of anti-Trump protesters have promised to bring London to a standstill - but they have so far failed to materialise as 20,000 police officers swamped the capital.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn led demonstrations in the capital today, after boycotting the State Banquet last night.

One Donald Trump supporter was doused in milkshake by angry protesters. The semi-retired grandfather, who wishes to withhold his name, told MailOnline he was peacefully debating with 'moderate lefties' and 'having a laugh with the majority of them' before the demonstration turned violent.

Video footage from the scene shows a number of anti-Trump marchers shouting 'Nazi scum' at the Londoner before throwing the cold beverage at him.

The man then says he is 'here to stay' before throwing the cup back at protesters as one police officer attempts to stop the incident from turning into a brawl.

Donald Trump Jr shared this shot of his father, First Lady Melania and Ivanka Trump touring the Churchill War Rooms with Theresa and Philip May

Ivanka, Tiffany, Donald Jr, Eric and his wife Lara were all brought along for the VIP tour of London's Imperial War Museum on the second day of the president's three-day trip in the UK

Pictured: Donald and Ivanka Trump with Theresa May's husband, Philip, in the Churchill War Rooms this afternoon

The ugly scenes followed an evening of pomp and pageantry on Monday night, when the Royals hosted Trump for a State Banquet.

The Queen granted the President the greatest honour that can be bestowed upon a visiting world leader in the ballroom of Buckingham Palace.

Both spoke of the special relationship between the US and the UK as the countries look to commemorate those who gave their lives on D-Day in World War Two.

In front of about 170 guests, Trump thanked the monarch for her 'gracious hospitality' and 'nearly seven decades' of personal friendship with the United States.

He spoke of the Blitz and the bombing of Buckingham Palace, saying that 'in their dark hour the people of this nation showed the world what it means to be British'.

Praising the Queen a 'great, great woman', Trump recalled her service on the Home Front during the war, and said 'the bond between our nations was forever sealed in that great crusade'. He said the Queen embodied 'the spirit of dignity, duty, and patriotism that beats proudly in every British heart'.

Raising his glass the 45th President of the United States said: 'On behalf of all Americans, I offer a toast to the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nations and to the long cherished and truly remarkable reign of Her Majesty, the Queen.'

President Trump (pictured with Theresa May today) has said that he is committed to a 'phenomenal' trade deal as the UK prepares to leave the EU

The Trumps and the Mays all smile as the President yells to reporters in Downing Street on day 2 of his state visit to Britain

Mr Trump says a loud 'hi' to the outgoing Prime Minister and her husband just days before she is set to quit as Tory leader but remain in No 10 as a caretaker PM

A 16ft talking robot of US President Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet heads from Trafalgar Square down Whitehall for Parliament Square

President Donald Trump's limousine, known as The Beast, (circled in red) passes the inflatable blimp depicting him as a baby in a nappy on Parliament Square

The elite bands of brothers who were the first troops into Normandy on D-Day Operation Overlord saw some 156,000 Allied troops landing in Normandy on June 6, 1944. It is thought as many as 4,400 were killed in an operation Winston Churchill described as 'undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult that has ever taken place'. The assault was conducted in two phases: an airborne landing of 24,000 British, American, Canadian and Free French airborne troops shortly after midnight, and an amphibious landing of Allied infantry and armoured divisions on the coast of France commencing at 6.30am. The operation was the largest amphibious invasion in world history, with over 160,000 troops landing. Some 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships were involved. The operation was the largest amphibious invasion in world history, with over 160,000 troops landing. Some 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships were involved. The landings took place along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. The assault was chaotic with boats arriving at the wrong point and others getting into difficulties in the water. Destruction in the northern French town of Carentan after the invasion in June 1944 Troops managed only to gain a small foothold on the beach - but they built on their initial breakthrough in the coming days and a harbour was opened at Omaha. They met strong resistance from the German forces who were stationed at strongpoints along the coastline. Approximately 10,000 allies were injured or killed, inlcuding 6,603 American, of which 2,499 were fatal. Between 4,000 and 9,000 German troops were killed - and it proved the pivotal moment of the war, in the allied forces' favour. The first wave of troops from the US Army takes cover under the fire of Nazi guns in 1944 Advertisement

Piers Morgan presents a delighted Donald Trump with a Churchill hat - as the President reveals all about his state visit including Charles' climate change lecture, how Harry 'couldn't have been nicer' and what he REALLY thinks of Meghan

Donald Trump donned a hat made famous by Sir Winston Churchill today but admitted Britain's greatest prime minister 'looked much better' as he revealed the secrets of his state visit.

The President looked delighted as he put on the Lock & Co black hat - monochromed with his initials 'DJT' - given as a gift by Piers Morgan at the end of a world exclusive interview with Good Morning Britain this morning.

The leader of the free world's conversation with Piers is his only one-to-one with either a UK or US network during his historic three-day state visit to Britain this week.

Paying tribute to Mr Churchill as Britain, America and other allies commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day today, Mr Trump said: 'He's right up there. He would certainly be a hero', adding there are 'similarities' between the two leaders.

He said: 'He was able to handle pressure very well. Hitler was unstoppable at the time - he was going through countries like cheese. He was calling Roosevelt saying: 'You gotta get in, you gotta get in'. He was a great man who reacted so well under the gun, under pressure. There are not many people like that'.

In their 33-minute chat inside Churchill's War Rooms in Westminster Mr Trump revealed that Prince Charles spoke passionately for almost 90-minutes about saving the environment.

But it appears he still needs some convincing on climate change and said: 'I believe there is a change in weather and that it changes both ways. Don't forget, it used to be called global warming, that wasn't working, then it was called climate change, now it's actually called extreme weather'.

The President also spoke warmly of 'terrific guy' Prince Harry, and denied the Royal had avoided him at Buckingham Palace. He also returned to his remarks about Meghan Markle, who branded him a misogynist in 2016, saying she 'was nasty to me - and that's OK'.

The leader of the free world was also open about why he refused to meet Jeremy Corbyn, that he would not demand access to the NHS for US companies as the price of a US/UK trade deal and spoke out about gun control and considering going to war with Iran as well as being willing to use America's arsenal of nuclear weapons.

And when asked about gun control in the US he hit back at the UK's knife crime epidemic and said: 'I read an article where everyone's being stabbed. They said your hospital [sic] is a sea of blood - all over the floors'.

Donald Trump donned Winston Churchill's hat today but said Britain's greatest prime minister 'looked much better' as the President revealed the secrets of his state visit

Piers Morgan after he presented President Trump with a monogrammed Loch hat, famously worn by Churchill and the world leader tried it on

Piers Morgan laughed uproariously after the President tried on his gift in the world exclusive interview this morning

Trump lifts the lid on Meghan, the Queen and climate change Donald Trump's exclusive 33-minute made clear his views on a number of big issues and famous figures. Meghan Markle - 'She was nasty to me. And that's OK for her to be nasty, it's not good for me to be nasty to her and I wasn't. You know what? She's doing a good job, I hope she enjoys her life... I think she's very nice.' Prince Harry - He's a terrific guy. He spent a lot of time talking to Ivanka and talking to my family. I went up - he couldn't have been nicer. Couldn't have been nicer… I think he's great.' The Queen - 'She [Trump's mother Mary] loved the Royals, she loved the Queen. And I always noticed, whenever anything was on about the Queen she would watch. She was a big fan of this…I told her [The Queen] last night. She was very honoured. But my mother would always… she just had great respect. She understood. My mother understood people very well. She knew people. And she got it right from the beginning. The Queen is a great lady'. Prince Charles - 'We were going to have a 15-minute chat. And it turned out to be an hour and a half. And he did most of the talking. He is really into climate change, and I think that's great, I mean I want that, I like that' On climate change 'I believe there's a change in weather, and I think it changes both ways. Don't forget, it used to be called global warming, that wasn't working, then it was called climate change, now it's actually called extreme weather' Gun controls in the US - 'In London you have stabbings all over. I read an article where everybody is being stabbed. They said your hospital is a sea of blood, all over the floors' Transgender people in the military - 'You have to have a standard and you have to stick to that standard. You have very strict rules and regulations on drugs and prescription drugs and they blow it out of the water.' Iran - 'Iran was a place that was very hostile when I came into office. They were a terrorist nation. Obama did a terrible deal because it was a short-term deal. We paid with more than £50billion in cash.' Advertisement

In his world exclusive interview with Piers Morgan the President revealed:

The state banquet with the Queen was one of the highlights of his life and his late mother Mary 'would have been proud' because 'she loved' the British monarch;

Access to the NHS would not form part of any US/UK trade deal;

Prince Charles confronted him about climate change and the President revealed: 'We were going to have a 15 minute chat, and it turned out into an hour and a half. He did much of the talking';

He would be willing to go to war with Iran - but would also be willing to meet President Rouhani if it increases the chance of peace;

POTUS defended his decision to ban transgender people from serving in the military and said: 'You have to have a standard and you have to stick by that standard'

When asked about gun control in the US he hit back at the UK and said: 'I read an article where everyone's being stabbed.. They said your hospital [sic] is a sea of blood - all over the floors'

Mr Trump spoke at length about the reported rift with Duke and Duchess of Sussex and his good relationship with the Queen, who was a hero to his British mother Mary.

He denied that Prince Harry avoided him at Buckingham Palace - calling him a 'terrific guy' - and described Meghan Markle as 'nice' and 'doing a good job' while also admitting she had been 'nasty' to him.

In 2016 Meghan described Mr Trump as a 'misogynist' and 'divisive' and said she would consider leaving her native America if he was elected president.

The President told Piers Morgan: 'She was nasty to me. And that's OK for her to be nasty, it's not good for me to be nasty to her and I wasn't.' He went on: 'You know what? She's doing a good job, I hope she enjoys her life... I think she's very nice.'

The US President played down claims Harry tried to avoid him at Buckingham Palace on Monday after he was reported to have criticised Meghan for making negative remarks about him in the past.

He said: 'No, no, no, just the opposite. In fact, he spent a lot of time talking to Ivanka and talking to my family. I went up – he couldn't have been nicer. Couldn't have been nicer. I think he's great.'

Mr Trump also revealed that Prince Charles had given him an impassioned address on the environment and the President said: 'We were going to have a 15 minute chat, and it turned out into an hour and a half. He did most of the talking'.

Ahead of his visit to Britain, Mr Trump was said to have called Prince Harry's 'nasty' in a newspaper interview.

Mr Trump said he got a chance to speak to Harry on his visit to the palace this week, adding: 'I congratulated him and I think he's a terrific guy. The Royal Family is really nice.'

The President and the First Lady, in red, hosted the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cambridge, in white, to a formal dinner at Winfield House last night

The US President's conversation with Piers is his only one-to-one with either a UK or US network during his historic three-day state visit to Britain this week

The hats that became one of Churchill's most famous trademarks Sir Winston Churchill's distinctive hats and trademark cigars made him recognisable to millions around the world. Donald Trump has today been gifted one made by Lock & Co in London - reputedly the oldest hatters in the world having been established in 1676 Sir Winston Churchill would rarely be seen not wearing a top hat or bowler hats and once penned an essay on his love for them. In it he remarked that as he did not have a distinctive hairstyle, spectacles or facial hair like other prominent figures - he had to focus on his hats. Churchill wore a silk top hat on his wedding day to Clementine Hozier in 1908 and then in 1911 he continued to wear his trademark Cambridge and Homburg hats. He also owned a white yachting cap, which was complete with the Royal Yacht Squadron badge. Throughout his life, he was rarely seen without his Homburg hat, which was his personal favourite. Lock & Co Hatters in St James's Street, London were one of the main suppliers of the hats and also made Charlie Chaplin's famous bowler hat. It is one of the oldest hat shops in the world. Advertisement

Piers Morgan asked him: 'Did he say: 'Come on - do you think my wife's nasty?'

Mr Trump replied: 'We didn't talk about it… I was going to because it was so falsely put out there. And when you see that transcript and you see, it's the exact opposite of what they said.'

It came after Harry, 34, appeared reluctant to be pictured with Mr Trump when he visited Buckingham Palace's Picture Gallery for a display of US-themed artefacts on Monday.

He quickly disappeared into the background and did not follow other members of the Royal Family as they walked round the exhibition with the president and his party.

When told Meghan had made critical comments about him, Mr Trump told The Sun: 'What can I say? I didn't know that she was nasty.' But Mr Trump later denied making the comment.

Yesterday he tried to set the record straight in an interview with Piers Morgan for today's ITV's Good Morning Britain at the Churchill War Rooms in central London.

Mr Trump said that he would prefer to make peace with Iran by and would be willing to meet the country's President Hassan Rouhani.

But when asked if he would go to war with Iran he said: 'I don't want to but there is always a chance.'

The President also said that Jeremy Corbyn had tried to meet with him but that it wasn't possible.

Piers asked him if he could imagine doing a trade deal with the UK with Corbyn as PM, with Trump replying: 'it's always possible. Anything is possible.

'I don't know him. He wanted to meet, it was a very tough to meet and probably inappropriate to be, to be honest with you.

'A lot of things are happening right now with respect to our country and your country, my country and let's call the almost the same because I feel that way, it's really a tremendous relationship.

'So, I didn't think it was appropriate to meet him, but I would. I certainly would have no problem with it.

'I think it's a long shot when you say that, you know, I don't, I don't think it's going to happen.'

He also rowed back on remarks from a press conference earlier today at which he said that the NHS would be on the table in trade deal talks.

'I don't see it being on the table,' he told Piers. 'Somebody asked me a question today and I say everything is up for negotiation, because everything is. But I don't see that as being, that something that I would not consider part of trade. That's not trade.'

The Queen's grandson seemed less than keen to be photographed with President Trump at Buckingham Palace. He quickly disappeared into the background and did not follow other members of the Royal Family as they walked round the exhibition with the American leader and his party. But Trump described the Prince as 'terrific'

On Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Donald Trump said it was 'OK' for the Duchess of Sussex to make 'nasty' comments about him as he sought to clear the air with the American-born royal.

He also insisted that her husband, Prince Harry, 'couldn't have been nicer' towards him during his state visit to the UK.

Asked point blank if he thought Meghan Markle was 'nasty' or not, President Trump replied: 'They said some of the things that she said and It's actually on tape. And I said: 'Well, I didn't know she was nasty'. I wasn't referring to she's nasty. I said she was nasty about me. And essentially I didn't know she was nasty about me.'

He went on to say: 'You know what? She's doing a good job, I hope she enjoys her life... I think she's very nice.'

Pressed by Piers to clear up the statement he made earlier about the Duchess unequivocally , he added: '... she was nasty to me. And that's okay for her to be nasty, it's not good for me to be nasty to her and I wasn't…'

He also said that he had spoken to Prince Harry and what he said to the young royal at a recent meeting.

Piers asked, 'Did you get a chance to talk to Prince Harry?'

President Trump replied: 'I did, I did and I congratulated him and I think he's a terrific guy. The Royal Family is really nice.'

Piers added: 'Did he say: 'Come on - do you think my wife's nasty?'

POTUS replied: 'We didn't talk about it...I was going to because it was so falsely put out there. And when you see that transcript and you see, it's the exact opposite of what they said. Did you look at the transcript?'

Talking about Harry's behaviour, he added Prince Harry had been far from frosty, saying of the rumours that he didn't want to talk to him: '...No, no, no, just the opposite. In fact, he spent a lot of time talking to Ivanka and talking to my family. I went up - he couldn't have been nicer. Couldn't have been nicer… I think he's great.'

A smiling Queen welcomes Donald Trump for lunch at Buckingham Palace on the first day of his state visit this week

On the Queen

Donald Trump said he watched the Queen's coronation in 1953 when he was six-years-old with his mother Mary, who was born and raised in Scotland.

'Well she would have been very proud. She would've never thought in terms of 'president' because I never talked in terms of running for president. I decided to do it and I won. I said to a couple of people: 'I think I'm going to do it' and then I said to my wife: 'I think I'll give it a shot.' She said: 'You know you'll win.'

'But I will say that my mother would have been very proud. She was a tremendous fan of this country and she was… she loved Scotland. She grew up in Stornoway. She left at 19 for New York, she met my father and they were married for…

'She loved the Royals, she loved the Queen. And I always noticed, whenever anything was on about the Queen she would watch. She was a big fan of this…I told her [The Queen] last night. She was very honoured. But my mother would always… she just had great respect. She understood. My mother understood people very well. She knew people. And she got it right from the beginning. The Queen is a great lady and my mother knew that.'

Was yesterday the greatest experience of your life?

'I've been through some pretty big things. I watched the news and heard 'he's never had to handle things like this' when I was due to walk into Buckingham Palace.

'It's right up there.'

What did you discuss with the Queen?

'We had a long conversation, an hour and a half. But I can't tell you about that as I've heard we're not allowed to.

'I think I'm on good behaviour most of the time. I really got what the media were saying, [about visiting the Palace being a huge moment] especially when you were talking in with the Queen, very slowly and with that certain music.'

Prince Charles and climate change

President Trump revealed that Prince Charles stressed the importance of protecting the environment for future generations in their meeting. The pair had a long conversation in which the royal shared his views.

The President explained: 'We were going to have a 15-minute chat. And it turned out to be an hour and a half. And he did most of the talking. He is really into climate change, and I think that's great, I mean I want that, I like that'

Piers asked whether Trump had listened to what the Prince had to say. Replied Trump: 'What he really wants, and what he really feels warmly about is the future. He wants to make sure future generations have climate that is good climate as opposed to a disaster. And I agree.

'I did mention a couple of things, I did say, 'Well the United States right now has among the cleanest climates there are, based on all statistics, and it's even getting better,' Because I agree with that, I want the best water, the cleanest water. Crystal clean - it has to be crystal clean…'

Piers then expressed that people want to hear that the President understands that 'climate change is a very real and present danger'. Said Piers: 'And if we don't tackle it now - and America has to lead the way along with China and India – then we're going to be in serious trouble'

Replied Trump: 'Well you know, you just said it. China, India, Russia, many other nations they have not very good air, not very good water in the sense of pollution and cleanliness. If you go to certain cities, I'm not going to name cities, but I can. If you go to certain cities you can't even breathe and now that air is going up, so if we have a clean, in terms of a planet, we're talking about a very small, you know, very small distance, between China and the US, or other countries.

Piers went on, 'Were you able to give Prince Charles any comfort, that you as the United States President are taking this seriously.'

Said Trump: 'I think I was yeah. I think, I think we had a great conversation and it was about, as you would call it, climate change, but, I think we had a very, very good time.

Piers also asked Trump whether Prince Charles had moved him.

Trump continued: 'I'll tell you what moved me is his passion for future generations he's really not doing this for him. He's doing this for future generations. He wants to have a world that's good for future generations.'

'Now he's Prince Charles, he doesn't have to worry about future generations in theory, unless he's a very good person who cares about people. And that's what impressed me, maybe the most, his love for this world.'

On Iran

Donald Trump admitted that he would be willing to go to war with Iran - but would also meet its leader President Rouhani.

'Iran was a place that was very hostile when I came into office. They were a terrorist nation.

'Obama did a terrible deal because it was a short-term deal. We paid with more than £50billion in cash.'

Would you go to war with Iran?

'I don't want to but there is always a chance.'

Will you talk with Rouhani?

'Of course. I've said that and he's said that. I know so much about nuclear weapons and I see the horrible damage done. I don't want that.'

Would you press the nuclear weapon button?

'I think it's a terrible responsibility but one I'm prepared to handle.'

Will you talk with Rouhani? Would you jaw jaw with him?

'You're talking about talk? Yeah. I've said that and he's said that. I know so much about nuclear weapons – don't forget that I'm the one that gets trained and has to study this - and I see the horrible damage done. I don't want that.'

On pressing the nuclear button

'I think it's a terrible responsibility but one I'm prepared to handle. I don't want to have to think about it, but there may be a time when I do have to think about it.'

On banning transgender people from the armed forces and not serving in Vietnam

Transgender service had been barred until President Barack Obama's changed the rule. Donald Trump announced a policy changes of his own on Twitter in July 2017 that were later officially codified by the Pentagon and then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis.

Why don't you allow transgender people to serve?

'Because they take massive amounts of drugs, they have to. And if you're in the military you're not allowed to take any drugs. They have to after the operation, they have no choice. And you'd have to break rules and regulations to have that.'

But the medical bills are very low. Isn't it unnecessary?

'It is what it is. Massive amounts. Also people were going in and asking for the operation. Then they take large amounts of drugs after that, you can't do that. So when it came to the decision on that, the cost of the drugs and operations, you couldn't do that.

'You have to have a standard and you have to stick to that standard. You have very strict rules and regulations on drugs and prescription drugs and they blow it out of the water.'

Do you wished you'd served in Vietnam?

'I was never a fan of that war. I thought it was a terrible war, it was very far away.

'Nobody had heard of Vietnam… this wasn't like fighting against Nazi Germany or Hitler. I wasn't out on the streets marching or saying I would move to Canada but I wasn't a fan.

'I would have been honoured [to serve in the military generally] but I think I'm making up for it now because we're rebuilding our military at a level you've never seen before.'

Is it not beneath you to attack John McCain when he's dead?

'I don't attack him. I didn't bring his name up, you did. I was not a fan, I didn't like what he did to healthcare or veterans. But Piers, you're asking me a question, if you didn't ask me about John McCain I wouldn't talk about him.

'I didn't know anything about the battleship and I'm not even sure if it happened. I hear it's fake news, maybe it is, maybe it isn't. But again, I don't talk about John McCain unless someone asks me about him.'

On Jeremy Corbyn

Piers Morgan also quizzed the President on whether he could see himself doing a trade deal with Jeremy Corbyn if he became Prime Minister, after he declined to meet the Labour leader during his trip to the UK.

Asked by Piers, 'Could you imagine actually doing a trade deal with Britain, with someone like Jeremy Corbyn as a leader?', Trump replied: 'It's always possible. Anything is possible.

'I don't know him. He wanted to meet, it was a very tough to meet and probably inappropriate to be, to be honest with you. A lot of things are happening right now with respect to our country and your country, my country and let's call the almost the same because I feel that way, it's really a tremendous relationship. So, I didn't think it was appropriate to meet him, but I would. I certainly would have no problem with it.

'I think it's a long shot when you say that, you know, I don't, I don't think it's going to happen.'

UK knife crime vs US gun crime

'But in London you have stabbings. I read an article… they said your hospital is a sea of blood.

'But Piers, when somebody has a gun illegally and the others don't they have no chance. The bad guys are not getting rid of their guns. The people who obey the laws are sitting ducks. The thing I think about the most is Paris… if there was a gun on the other side…'

Why do you need AR-15?

'A lot of them use them for entertainment, they do. They go out to ranges and shoot them.'

'If the [Vegas] guy didn't have guns he'd have used bombs or something else. The guy was very clever and a successful gambler… Then he went out and did that […].'

Piers claims he convinced him to ban bump stocks. What do you think about silencers?

'I'd like to think about [banning silencers]. I'm going to seriously look at it. I don't like the idea of it, what's happening is crazy.'

On the next US election

Will you win the next election?

'I'm running on maybe the greatest economy we've ever had… I'm in the midst of several trade negotiations where I have the cards. I have the cards on Mexico… so I have a lot of things that we're working on.

'I don't see any Democrats to worry about, there are no Winston Churchills in the group, let's put it that way.

'When I took over Isis was all over the place now we've taken over 100percent of the caliphate.'

On the NHS

Piers asked: 'No leader, no leader it seems to me, would allow Britain to effectively sell the NHS as part of a trade deal. Would you as the American President see that as 'deal breaker' if none of the NHS was on the table?'

The President replied: 'I don't see it being on the table. Somebody asked me a question today and I say everything is up for negotiation, because everything is. But I don't see that as being, that something that I would not consider part of trade. That's not trade.'

Veteran recreates D-Day drop alongside modern-day paratroopers as the skies above Normandy darken again with planes and parachutes 75 years on

A 97-year-old US veteran has parachuted into Normandy today 75 years after he made the same journey on D-Day.

Tom Rice, from San Diego, California, was among some 200 parachutists who filled the Normandy skies of France for the 75th anniversary of the invasion as they leapt from vintage C-47 Dakota planes in what was a moving sight.

They were honouring the airborne soldiers who jumped into gunfire and death ahead of the June 6, 1944, seaborne invasion. Their engines throbbing, the C-47 transporters dropped group after group of parachutists.

Mr Rice jumped in a tandem into roughly the same area he landed in on D-Day near Carentan, a town among the main targets for the paratroopers. He said: 'It went perfect, perfect jump. I feel great. I'd go up and do it all again.'

They jumped from the C-47s in Second World War colours and other aircraft, aiming for fields of wild flowers on the edge of the town, in one of the early objectives for Allied troops who invaded from the air and sea.

US Second World War veteran Tom Rice, 97, from 101st Airbone, comes into land following a jump over Carentan today

Mr Rice, from San Diego, California, was among some 200 parachutists who filled the Normandy skies of France today

Mr Rice jumped in a tandem into roughly the same area he landed in on D-Day near Carentan in France today

Following the jump today, Mr Rice said: 'It went perfect, perfect jump. I feel great. I'd go up and do it all again'

Mr Rice smiles as he is applauded after taking part in the parachute drop over Carentan in north-western France this morning

Mr Rice speaks to the press after taking part in the commemorative parachute drop over Carentan in Normandy today

Today, thousands of veterans joined a service in remembrance of the landings in Normandy, while world leaders including President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May gathered for an event in Portsmouth.

Considered a turning point in the Second World War, Operation Overlord saw thousands killed and injured. Mrs May will be making her final official appearances as the British Prime Minister during the commemorations.

Other parachute jumps marking the 75th anniversary are planned involving British veterans at Sannerville. Mr Rice, who had been training for six months, said the original jump on D-Day was 'the worst jump I ever had'.

Like many other veterans, Mr Rice said he remains troubled by the war. 'We did a lot of destruction, damage. And we chased the Germans out and coming back here is a matter of closure,' he said. 'You can close the issue now.'

He added: 'I got my left armpit caught in the lower left hand corner of the door so I swung out came back and hit the side of the aircraft swung out again and came back and I just tried to straighten my arm out and I got free.'

Paratroopers take part in a parachute drop from seven C-47 aircraft over Carentan in north-western France this morning

US paratroopers jump from vintage C-47 Dakota planes in a commemorative parachute jump over Carentan in France today

US veteran paratrooper veteran Vincent Speranza watches a parachute drop from seven C-47 aircraft over Carentan today

Allied troops who invaded launched the campaign to free Europe from Nazi occupation. A paratrooper is pictured today

The paratroopers jump from C-47 Dakotas over Carentan on the Normandy coast today ahead of the 75th D-Day anniversary

US soldiers take pictures with their mobile phones as paratroopers take part in the parachute drop over Carentan today

Parachutists jump from C-47 transporters today as they aim for fields of wild flowers on the outskirts of the town of Carentan

Among the jumpers today is due to be American D-Day veteran Tom Rice, 97, who jumped into Normandy in June 1944

US soldiers watch the paratroopers taking part in a parachute drop over Carentan in north-western France this morning

The parachute drop from seven C-47 aircraft over Carentan is part of D-Day commemorations marking the 75th anniversary

Other parachute jumps as well as those over Carentan (pictured) are planned involving British veterans at Sannerville

Some 60,000 members of the public are expected to attend the Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Southsea Common for the event which marks the 75th anniversary of the biggest amphibious invasion in military history.

Considered a turning point in the Second World War, Operation Overlord saw thousands killed and injured. Mrs May will be making her final official appearances as the British Prime Minister during the commemorations.

Among the jumpers at Carentan today was due be American D-Day veteran Tom Rice, 97, who jumped into Normandy with thousands of other parachutists on June 6, 1944 and recalled it as 'the worse jump I ever had.'

Mr Rice jumped in tandem with another parachutist and had been training for six months. Other parachute jumps marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion are planned involving British veterans at Sannerville.

Soldiers from the US 75th Ranger Regiment in uniform stand on the overlook after climbing the cliffs of Pointe-du-Hoc

Rangers from the 75th Ranger Regiment old the American flag after scaling the cliffs in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Normandy

Soldiers climb the cliff of Pointe-du-Hoc some 75 years on from the American assault of Omaha and Utah beaches in 1944

During the American assault on June 6 in 1944, US Army Rangers scaled the 100ft cliffs to seize German artillery pieces

In 1944, the Rangers scaled the 100ft cliffs to seize German artillery that could have fired on the American landing troops

The troops were recreating a journey taken by the US Army's 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions to destroy Nazi guns on the cliffs

Like many other veterans, Mr Rice said he remains troubled by the war. 'We did a lot of destruction, damage. And we chased the Germans out and coming back here is a matter of closure,' he said. 'You can close the issue now.'

How US Army Rangers scaled 100ft cliffs to protect troops on Utah Beach on D-Day Pointe du Hoc is between Utah and Omaha beaches in France Pointe du Hoc was a key location on D-Day where 225 men scaled 100ft cliffs before taking out German guns. The 100ft jagged cliffs were the highest point between the landings on June 6, 1944 at Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east. The US Army's 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions scaled the cliffs in a valiant assault to destroy Nazi 155mm artillery positions that could have fired on the landing troops. U.S. flag lies as a marker on a destroyed bunker on June 8, 1944 - two days after the site at Pointe du Hoc was captured The operation helped prepare the way for Allied troops landing on beaches a few miles up the coast to break Adolf Hitler's stranglehold on France. A memorial on the cliffs was later erected by the French to honour the Rangers who were under the command of Lieutenant Colonels James Rudder and Max Schneider. Of the 235 men who took on the cliffs to destroy the gun positions, only 90 were fit for battle two days later. Advertisement

He added: 'I got my left armpit caught in the lower left hand corner of the door so I swung out came back and hit the side of the aircraft swung out again and came back and I just tried to straighten my arm out and I got free.'

Thousands of people watched today as the jumpers softly floated through the bright skies. Many spectators wore Second World War-era uniforms and music of the time played over loudspeakers, giving the display a 1940s air.

With the throb of their engines rumbling through cloudy skies, the C-47 transport planes in Second World War colors dropped sticks of jumpers with round canopies reminiscent of those used by airborne forces in 1944.

Meanwhile, US Army Rangers climbed the jagged cliffs of Normandy's Pointe du Hoc near Utah Beach today to honour the men who scaled them 75 years ago in a valiant D-Day assault.

Elderly veterans looked on this morning as members of the 75th Ranger Regiment started mounting the limestone promontory at dawn, pulling themselves up on ropes one by one, seagulls swooping above them.

They recreated a journey taken by the US Army's 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions to destroy Nazi guns, preparing the way for Allied troops landing on beaches a few miles up the coast to break Hitler's stranglehold on France.

Of the 235 men who took on the cliffs in 1944, only 90 were fit for battle two days later. Today's event was part of extensive ceremonies in France and Britain marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.

Elsewhere, divers today laid a wreath on the bed of the English Channel in a poignant tribute to a group of soldiers who died on the eve of D-Day, as world leaders prepare to converge to commemorate the 75th anniversary.

The ring of poppies was left among the remains of seven DD Valentine tanks that fell off a boat and sank during a disastrous practice run of the landings in April 1944, claiming the lives of six Royal Dragoon Guards members.

Exercise Smash simulated the landing of thousands of armoured vehicles on the Normandy beaches, but the disaster at Studland Bay in Dorset persuaded commanders to scrap the plans and land them further on shore.

The operation helped prepare the way for Allied troops landing on beaches to break Hitler's stranglehold on France

Soldiers from the US 75th Ranger Regiment stand on the overlook after climbing the cliffs of Pointe-du-Hoc today

Of the 235 men who took on the cliffs in Normandy in June 1944, only 90 were fit for battle two days later

Today's event is part of ceremonies in France and Britain marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944

US Army Rangers climbed the jagged cliffs of Normandy's Pointe du Hoc to honor the men who scaled them 75 years ago

The 75th Ranger Regiment started mounting the limestone promontory at dawn, pulling themselves up on ropes one by one

Planes fly over as Rangers of the US 75th Ranger Regiment stand on the overlook after climbing the cliffs of Pointe-du-Hoc

The early morning tribute to the victims of Exercise Smash was organised by Paul Pettitt, 53, who has campaigned for the tanks to get special protection and enlisted the help of local divers.

Mr Pettitt said: 'Over 20 divers went out and laid wreaths on each of the tanks. Divers came from each of the major training agencies and as well as club boats we were supported by two local dive skippers, Pete Williams and Trevor Small.

'Clubs that took part were Isle of Purbeck Sub Aqua Club, Flippas n Fins, Arnewood Sub Aqua Club, Southsea Sub Aqua Club and also a serving member from the Royal Dragoon Guards.

'It was a great success as we managed to lay wreaths on all the six tanks where we think men may have been lost. We tried to visit the seventh tank but it was too rough.'

A British Second World War D-Day veteran takes pictures during a ceremony today near Pegasus Bridge in Ranville, France

Members of the US Navy pause while a trumpet plays 'The Last Post' as the men were helping to plant US and French flags at the graves of US soldiers at Normandy American Cemetery today near Colleville-Sur-Mer in France this morning

Divers this morning left a wreath among the remains of seven DD Valentine tanks that sank in Studland Bay in Dorset, during a disastrous practice run of the landings in April 1944, claiming the lives of six members of the Royal Dragoon Guards

Lieutenant C Gould, Sergeant V Hartley, Corporals Arthur Park and V Townson and Troopers A Kirby and E Petty all drowned in the disaster. Pictured: The wreath being laid at the spot on the English Channel at Studland Bay this morning

The deaths were kept secret for decades but a memorial to those who died was erected to mark the 60th anniversary of Exercise Smash in 2004. The exercise simulated the landing of thousands of armoured vehicles on the Normandy beaches

The early morning tribute to the victims of Exercise Smash was organised by Paul Pettitt, 53, who has campaigned for the tanks to get special protection. He said: 'Over 20 divers went out and laid wreaths on each of the tanks'

The remains of seven tanks now lie 60ft beneath the waves on Studland Bay, 75 years after the ill-fated Exercise Smash

The sandy shoreline of Studland Bay was chosen for a live-firing practice for D-Day because it was almost identical to the beaches at Normandy.

The surrounding area was largely unpopulated so it was seen as safe to fire into land without the risk of harming civilians. At dawn on April 4, 1944 the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards launched their floating Valentine tanks.

The weather soon deteriorated and the tanks were overcome by the waves and sank 60ft to the seabed, with six servicemen all drowning in deaths that were kept secret for decades.

But a memorial to those who died - Lieutenant C Gould, Sergeant V Hartley, Corporals Arthur Park and V Townson and Troopers A Kirby and E Petty - was erected to mark the 60th anniversary in 2004, 60ft beneath the waves.

The last of a heroic breed: 300 D-Day veterans gather in Portsmouth and are saluted by spectacular Red Arrows flypast, 75 years after ships set off to liberate Europe in Operation Overlord

Veterans today spoke of their pride at attending the D-Day 75th anniversary event along with world leaders, describing it as an emotional chance to remember their comrades who did not return.

The 300 veterans in Portsmouth have been joined by more than 4,000 personnel involved in D-Day events in the UK and France today in what is one of the biggest mobilisations of the UK Armed Forces in recent history.

The memorial in Portsmouth featured an hour-long production telling the story of the invasion and a spectacular flypast by RAF warplanes past and present, including a display by the Red Arrows and Spitfires.

Other events included a ceremony at Pegasus Bridge in France - the scene of a 15-minute skirmish to take hold of the pathways over the Caen Canal and River Orne, and one of the first places British troops liberated on D-Day.

This was attended by D-Day veterans including Reg Charles, 96, the last surviving member of a heroic glider assault on the bridge. The event also saw veterans Donald Mason and Len Trewin receive the Legion d'Honneur.

A veteran wipes his eyes during the ceremony in Portsmouth this morning to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day

Veterans who survived D-Day were guests of honour at today's commemorations in Portsmouth attended by world leaders

US Second World War paratrooper veteran Tom Rice, 97, from 101st Airbone, lands following a jump over Carentan today

Mr Rice smiles as he is applauded after taking part in the parachute drop over Carentan in north-western France this morning

A veteran of the 6th Airborne Division puts his head in his hands during a ceremony at Pegasus Bridge in France today

D-Day veteran Donald Mason salutes after being awarded the Legion d'Honneur medal near Pegasus Bridge in France today

Mr Mason is awarded the Legion d'Honneur medal this morning as countries commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day

The Portsmouth memorial today featured a flypast by RAF warplanes past and present, including a display by the Red Arrows

The spectacular flypast by the Red Arrows formed part of the National Commemorative Event in Portsmouth this afternoon

This afternoon, veterans Harry Read, 95, and John Hutton, 94, will parachute into Normandy in honour of comrades they lost when they first made the descent 75 years ago onto fields at Sannerville.

They will follow US Second World War paratrooper veteran Tom Rice, 97, who served with the 101st Airbone, who landed safely today following a commemorative parachute jump over Carentan on the Normandy coast.

In Portsmouth, Sergeant John Jenkins, 99, did a reading at the National Commemorative Event attended by the Queen, US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Theresa May and leaders of other involved nations.

The veteran received a standing ovation from the President and the Queen as he led tributes.

D-Day veteran John Jenkins (pictured above) on stage during the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings at Southsea Common in Portsmouth

As Mr Jenkins gave his speech he was given a standing ovation by both the Queen and the President and many attendees were moved to tears by his words

Mr Jenkins, pictured above on stage is a life long Portsmouth fan and had previously said that his message to the next generation was for there to be no more wars

Mr Jenkins, who is from Portsmouth, was serving with the Pioneer Corps on D-Day and landed on Gold Beach on June 8 in 1944. He said: 'Obviously I will think of all my mates that didn't come back.

'I can't say any particular one because we were all comrades together, that was the thing. We were all comrades together and that's what carries us through - the comradeship was really something quite marvellous.'

Mr Jenkins said he felt 'overwhelmed' to be at the service and to be chosen to do a reading. 'It is something that will last in my memory for a long time,' he said.

A collection of Dakotas that dropped paratrooper heroes on D-Day will fly from Duxford in Cambridgeshire from 1.40pm

He added: 'I was terrified. I think everyone was - you don't show it, but it's there. I look back on it as a big part of my life, it changed me in a way - but I was just a small part in a very big machine.

'You never forget your comrades because we were all in there together. It's right that the courage and sacrifice of so many veterans is being honoured 75 years on.

'We must never forget - thank you.' His words moved many other veterans and attendees to tears during the service.'

After the war Mr Jenkins worked as a bus driver then as a crane operator at the Portsmouth naval base. Proud of his country and being a dedicated to his service, he went on to serve in the Territorial Army for many years, rising to the rank of Company Sergeant Major.

He is a lifelong Portsmouth fan and recently said that one message he would give to the generation of tomorrow is for there to be 'no more wars'.

British D-Day veteran Reg Charles, 96, salutes during a memorial ceremony at the Pegasus Bridge Museum in Caen today

Mr Charles, the last surviving member of a heroic glider assault on Pegasus Bridge, is embraced by singer Emma Brown today

A French army general shakes hands with a British D-Day veteran during a ceremony near Pegasus Bridge in France today

US veteran paratrooper Vincent Speranza attends a parachute drop from seven C-47 aircraft over Carentan in France today

A British Second World War D-Day veteran takes pictures with a camera during a ceremony near Pegasus Bridge today

Former British Royal Marine and D-Day veteran Jim Booth poses for a photograph ahead of the event in Portsmouth today

Veteran Commando Mr Booth, 98, talks to armed police officers at today's commemorative event at Southsea Common

Veteran Bertie Billet poses for a photograph during commemorations for the 75th anniversary in Portsmouth today

British WWII D-Day veteran Len Trewin is pictured after he received the Legion d'Honneur medal near Pegasus Bridge today

Arthur Hampson, 93, from Merseyside, was a midshipman with the Royal Navy on D-Day, landing on Juno Beach. 'As the ramp went down, there was quite a lot of fire coming at us from the shore,' he said.

D-Day veteran recalls 'wonderful' RAF service Dick Brown, 95, from New Brunswick, at Juno Beach in Courseulles-sur-Mer today A Canadian veteran has paid tribute to his 'wonderful' time in the RAF as he marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Dick Brown, 95, from New Brunswick, was stationed with the British Royal Air Force in June 1944 when Allied forces launched the Normandy landings. He returned to the region this week, commemorating 75 years since the liberation. He said: 'I was the only Canadian in my crew. We dropped the gliders at Pegasus Bridge. Then we went back to our base in Dorset, the next day we took off and went back to the French coast. We were rather different, we didn't drop one single bomb.' Mr Brown was an air commonwealth trainer during the Second World War but was sent to the UK and assigned to the air force. He said: 'Most of us went to the Canadians, but some of the lucky ones like myself and others ended up with the RAF. I had a wonderful time.' The former airman reflected fondly on his military service, but believes this will be the 'last time' he will revisit the site. He added: 'I have very few painful memories. Any I had have faded. I have some terrible instant memories. There were some things I saw that were tough, but you learn to live with them, that's all.' Mr Brown was visiting Juno Beach, in Courseulles sur Mer, today, the site of the Canadian beach landings. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend a service at the site tomorrow, alongside his French counterpart Edouard Philippe, where they will address veterans and lay wreaths on the beach. Advertisement

'We could see the red flashes coming from houses that the Germans were in on the waterfront. We were popping at the window where we could see that the enemy was shooting at us.'

He described the service as a 'great experience' but said he did not regard himself as a hero.

Mr Hampson said that after D-Day, he returned to Portsmouth. 'I was having a quiet pint in a pub in Southsea,' he said.

'The past 24 hours seemed unreal. We were talking to people in the pub and I think they didn't believe a word we were saying.'

Les Hammond, 94, from Northampton, a craftsman in the 86 Anti-tank Regiment, who was 19 when he landed on Juno Beach, said: 'It's quite emotional I suppose, I didn't think I would feel like this but I do.

'I am very much a royalist and I am proud of my country. I intend to live a few more years and have nice memories of today.'

Alfred Fuzzard, 97, from Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex, a former petty officer in the Royal Navy who grew up in Portsmouth and who landed on Sword Beach, said: 'I wouldn't have missed D-Day for the world.

'The weather was a bit rough when we went over but it calmed down when we got close to the beach.

'I think it's lovely, I am a fan of Trump actually, I would like to see him as prime minister of this country, shake the bunkers up.

'Trump has been good for his people but the trouble is that before he opens his mouth, he should think. I would like to meet him because I will ask him if he's immigrating.

'I don't know what lessons you can learn, it's up to politicians, they drag us into wars don't they.

'We belong to a great nation and the finest fighting people in the world I think. I have seen some very brave men and it's been wonderful here to meet all these old people and what they gave.

'In an operation you only see your part, you don't see what is going on around you whereas here you can hear other people's stories and it's been bloody marvellous.'

US veteran Leonard Ladislas Jintra, from New York, 29 Infantry Division, 115th regiment, in La Cambe, Normandy, today

US Native American Indian veteran Charles Shay (second left) and US Major General John S. Kolasheski (third left) takes part in a ceremony on Omaha Beach in France today in homage to native American Indians who took part in the D-Day landings

Normandy veteran Charles Shay Penobscot, pictured today, served in the first invasion wave on D-Day as a combat medic

Second World War veteran, Ernie Covill (second left), 94, arrives at The Normandy British Cemetery in Bayeux today

British D-Day veterans attend the ceremony near Pegasus Bridge today at commemorations for the 75th anniversary

D-Day veteran Ron Minton, aged 94, waves cheerily during a ceremony at the Pegasus Bridge Museum in Caen today

British D-Day veterans sit in the sunshine for a commemorative ceremony near Pegasus Bridge in France this morning

Pegasus Bridge which was the scene of a 15-minute skirmish to take hold of the pathways over the Caen Canal and River Orne