Members of the D-Day darlings, a war-time themed song and dance group pose with D-Day veterans (L-R standing) Alec Penstone, Richard Aldred, Henry Rice, Mervyn Kersh and Ken Hay, (L-R seated) Gilbert Clark, Donald Hankins, Stan Ford and John Dennett for a group photo after attending an event to launch the 80th anniversary commemorations of Allied amphibious landing (D-Day Landings) in France in 1944, in central London on April 26, 2024. Heads of state and veterans are due to mark the anniversary of D-Day on June 6, a date that was key to Allied Europe's eventual victory against the Nazis in World War II. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)