Bailiwick marks 80th D-Day anniversary

Guernsey's beacon was lit at the top of Castle Cornet to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings

The Bailiwick of Guernsey has marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings with a series of events across the islands.

Guernsey, Alderney and Sark joined the rest of Britain in lighting beacons to remember the thousands of Allied troops who took park in D-Day.

Guernsey's beacon was lit at 21:15 BST at the top of Castle Cornet by the Lieutenant-Governor.

Earlier in the day the chief minister, bailiff and minister of external relations attended official D-Day commemorations in Normandy alongside a delegation from Jersey.

Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey Richard Cripwell after lighting the beacon

Bailiff Richard McMahon laid a wreath at Pegasus Bridge in Normandy remembrance of the Bailiwick's own D-Day veterans.

Officials from the Channel Islands were joined by dignitaries including Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron and Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer.

Church bells were also rung out during the day from Town Church in St Peter Port to mark D-Day commemorations.

Officials from Guernsey attended commemorations in Normandy where the landings took place

On 6 June 1944 the world’s largest invasion by sea and air helped to turn the tide of World War Two as the Allies fought back against Nazi Germany.

The bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey were the only areas of the British Isles to be occupied by Germany during the war.

Channel Islands dignitaries were joined by the president of the Normandy region, Hervé Morin