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Cancer-Stricken King Charles to Skip D-Day Commemoration With Biden

‘A STEP TOO FAR’

Charles made a moving speech Wednesday and will attend an event in France on Thursday, but will leave the business of glad-handing 25 world leaders to his son Prince William.

Tom Sykes
Tom Sykes 

European Editor at Large

King Charles III and Queen Camilla react during the U.K.’s national commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, hosted by the Ministry of Defence on Southsea Common on June 5, 2024, in Portsmouth, England.
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Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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