Macron and May visit French-British WW1 memorial in the Somme

Record ID: 1363574

  • Title: Macron and May visit French-British WW1 memorial in the Somme
  • Date: 9th November 2018
  • Summary: THIEPVAL, FRANCE (NOVEMBER 9, 2018) (REUTERS) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY AND FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON GOING DOWN STAIRS OF THIEPVAL MEMORIAL MONUMENT THIEPVAL MEMORIAL MONUMENT VARIOUS OF MAY AND MACRON WALKING THROUGH CEMETERY VARIOUS OF MAY AND MACRON LISTENING TO GUIDE
  • Embargoed: 23rd November 2018 15:40
  • Keywords: Thiepval memorial French and British soldiers Theresa May Emmanuel Macron World War One
  • Location: THIEPVAL, FRANCE
  • City: THIEPVAL, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA00195SC8XZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the World War One French-British memorial of Thiepval in northern France on Friday (November 9).
    They laid a wreath combining poppies and le bleuet, the two national emblems of remembrance, made for the occasion.
    Thiepval's memorial stands on high ground overlooking the Somme River, where some of the heaviest fighting of World War One took place. It commemorates more than 72,000 British and South African soldiers who died and have no known grave.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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