'Humbled' D-Day veteran is 'surprised and delighted' to be given 100th birthday card at Buckingham Palace by King Charles
The King has met a D-Day veteran at Buckingham Palace where he presented him with a birthday card to mark his 100th birthday.
Jim Miller, who turned 100 today, was 'surprised and delighted' to have been invited to the palace by King Charles.
Mr Miller, who lives in south Wales, landed on the Normandy beaches in June 1944 and took part in the Allied military operation to liberate occupied France and western Europe.
He said: 'I was totally surprised and delighted to be invited to Buckingham Palace!
'It was a special day and a real honour for me to meet the King and be presented with my 100th birthday card.'
Jim Miller, who turned 100 today, was 'surprised and delighted' to have been invited to the palace by King Charles
The Veteran added: 'I am humbled to reach such a great number, especially when I think of those who fell on the Normandy beaches all those years ago.
'The King was very interested to hear about my military service and personal experience of such a momentous and harrowing time.
'I am proud that I can still share my memories with the generations that come after me and thankful that young people are interested in what happened.
'I'm looking forward to attending the Royal British Legion's commemorations at the National Memorial Arboretum in June.'
Born in Hackney, east London, in 1924 Mr Miller served in the 11th Hussars - a cavalry regiment - during the Second World War.
He was called up at 18 years old and volunteered for the Army after failing a hearing test for the Air Force.
Drafted into the Armoured Corps, Mr Miller became a driver and wireless operator in armoured cars.
He landed on Juno Beach in Nazi-occupied France on June 9 at the age of 20, after arriving on the deck of an American ship with armoured cars in the hold.
The King is patron of the Royal British Legion. The King and Queen will attend the RBL's commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
D-Day is the name given to the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6 1944. By the end of the day over 150,000 Allied troops were on the beaches of Northern France and it remains the largest naval, air and land operation in history.
By August the whole of France was liberated and by May 1945 Nazi Germany capitulated. Many historians often refer to D-Day as the beginning of the end of World War Two.
