Queen Mary 2 Arrives in New York City with the Eternal Flame Honoring the 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2 arrived today (May 23, 2024) in New York carrying the Eternal Flame after a seven-day North Atlantic Crossing.
Following the ship’s arrival, a commemorative ceremony was held onboard Queen Mary 2 by the Consulate General of France, La Flamme de la Liberté, and Cunard honoring the WWII Normandy Landings of 1944 and marking the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.
Those in attendance included Mr. Laurent Bili, Ambassador of France to the United States; Mr. Damien Laban, Acting Consul General of France in New York; Mr. Edward Mermelstein, Commissioner for International Affairs, City of New York; Queen Mary 2 Captain Andrew Hall; General Patton’s granddaughter, Helen Ayer-Patton; and WWII veterans from The Greatest Generations Foundation.
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