Theresa May conducted her final public tour as British Prime Minister on Thursday with a visit to Normandy in France to mark the 75th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings.
May, 62, gave a moving speech to pay tribute to the brave soldiers who fought for freedom on the beaches of Normandy 75 years ago as part of the Allied Forces.
She said it was “truly humbling” to be at the celebrations with the men who fought in the “greatest battle for freedom the world has ever known”.
“It is an honour for all of us to share this moment with you. If one day can be said to have determined the fate of generations to come – in France, in Britain, in Europe and the world – that day was June 6, 1944. These young men belonged to a very special generation, the greatest generation,” she said.