Melania Trump reveals iconic piece of history that has been returned back to the US

The First Lady of the US (FLOTUS) took to Twitter to share pictures of the artefact. Along with the pictures, she tweeted: “A beautiful piece of history returned home today. Thank you PM Rutte for presenting an American flag that flew aboard a US Navy Ship on D-Day.

“The historic flag will be on display at the @smithsonian.

“A reminder of the service & sacrifice of so many Americans.”

The move comes a month after her husband US President Donald Trump joined other world leaders in marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

On June 5, he and figures such as the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, attended a ceremony in Portsmouth.

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A series of events were observed including a re-telling of the build-up to the Normandy invasion, an address from Her Majesty and a Red Arrow display.

Shortly after the Queen and the President arrived a flypast of US aircrafts took place in the sky.

Senior British politicians were also in attendance, including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, defence secretary Penny Mordaunt, chancellor Philip Hammond and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.

Her Majesty’s arrival in the royal box was signalled by a fanfare from musicians from the Band of the Royal Marines and the Tri-Service orchestra performed the national anthem.

The orchestra performed John Williams’ Hymn to the Fallen which opens the D-Day based war film Saving Private Ryan, and has become associated with Second World War remembrance and memorials.

Mr Trump addressed the thousands of people in attendance, reading Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Mighty Endeavour’ which the then President read in a national radio address on the night of D-Day 1944.

Theresa May followed shortly afterwards, reading a letter by Captain Norman Skinner.

The Queen said to the veterans: “It is with humility and pleasure on behalf of the entire country, indeed the whole free world, that I say to you all – thank you.”

source: express.co.uk