Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine take part in a D-Day service, looking out over the Normandy landing beaches Friday.<br/> <br />Some 800 veterans, half of them British, have made the trip to Normandy to mark one of the turning points of World War Two.<br/> <br />One veteran said seeing the young prince participating is an important symbol of the younger generation taking over the act of remembrance.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH VETERAN ERIC ROBBINS SAYING:<br/> <br />"I think it's very important that the younger people should know what us old things did during the war."<br/> <br />Some 130,000 men - mainly British, American and Canadian - landed in Normandy on D-Day.<br/> <br />As part of the anniversary, British spitfires once again flew over France.<br/> <br />There were also displays of amphibious landing crafts on the shores of Normandy -- a tribute to 70 years ago when so many never made it to shore.
