King and Queen meet veterans on 80th anniversary of D-Day

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The Royal Family have met surviving World War II veterans ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I was awarded an HMS Ramirez award in the Philippines.

00:06I know, I know.

00:07Where was it?

00:08The battleship.

00:09The battleship?

00:10Yes.

00:11It must have been marvellous.

00:12It was.

00:13Because you've got a wonderful watercolour of that ship.

00:18Is it really?

00:19In the bathroom.

00:20I'm telling you.

00:21Did you go all the way to Singapore?

00:23No, I landed on Juno Beach.

00:27I jumped on myself, I didn't even know.

00:31It's unbelievable, I must say.

00:33It's like a firework display.

00:39And you were alright, you didn't get hit?

00:42I was young once.

00:45Are you the soul of Zanzibar?

00:49Of that detail.

00:50Goodness.

00:51Well, I started young.

00:55You must be very young.

00:57Nineteen.

00:58You were nineteen.

00:59You must forget how young you were.

01:01When is your hundredth birthday?

01:03Nineteenth.

01:04Of August.

01:05Of August.

01:06This year.

01:07I hope we'll have our card ready for you.

01:10Can I just get a picture of you shaking his hand?

01:13We are going to have one.

01:15We're going to send you as a gift.

01:17Oh, will you?

01:18We don't go far from that.

01:19What's his birthday card say?

01:21Did you make some very good friends in those days?

01:24Yes.

01:25In the Reds.

01:26Yes, yes.

01:27But I suppose there are not many left.

01:29No, there aren't any.

01:30Good old friends.

01:31Very good old friends at all.

01:34I mean, I'm going to put a hundred in the card, aren't I?

01:37You're not?

01:38Yes.

01:39What are we in?

01:40I should be thinking of it.

01:42Are you a hundred?

01:44I'll be a hundred.

01:45Joe?

01:46A hundred and one in August.

01:47A hundred and one in August, good as new.

01:49That's amazing.

01:51No, it's not like that.

01:53You guys are all built of different stuff.

01:56It's very impressive.

01:59I must say, I think it's unfair that you have to do all this work when you should be

02:05only two.

02:06Don't you think so?

02:07I mean, you have to get it.

02:09Never mind.

02:10I really do.

02:11I must tell the truth.

02:12It's His Majesty.

02:14Well, you're very kind.

02:15I'm not at all, but because I'm...

02:17It's rather heavy, as any now that I begin to be a bit useful.

02:22Aww.

02:23I'm sorry for such a mistake.

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