French president, Britain’s Prince Harry mark Armistice Day
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PARIS — French President Francois Hollande and Britain’s Prince Harry paid their respects Friday to the fallen of World War I, marking 98 years since the Allies claimed victory in the enormously bloody conflict.
Hollande attended a solemn and chilly Armistice Day ceremony at the famed Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Harry, who served with the British Armed Forces in Afghanistan, attended a service at the national Armed Forces Memorial in Staffordshire, England.
The Great War — one of the deadliest conflicts of the modern era — claimed the lives of 5 million Allied troops and over 3 million Central Powers soldiers.
Decorated French veterans stood in silence as Hollande laid a large floral wreath at the foot of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in remembrance of the millions who gave their lives during the 1914-18 conflict that ended on Nov. 11.
