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France’s Freedom Flame arrives in UK as part of D-Day thank-you tour

Source: PA Wire

France’s Freedom Flame has arrived in the UK on its way to the US as part of a tour to thank the two countries for their key roles on D-Day.

The flame, which normally resides on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the in , has left its home for the first time in its 101-year history to commemorate

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