Heads of State arrive for commemorative lunch

Описание: (6 Jun 2004) SHOTLIST
1. US Presidential convoy arrives at Caen Town Hall
2. French President Jacques Chirac and wife Bernadette waiting
3. Bush gets out of car, shakes hands with Chirac, greets Bernadette Chirac, US First Lady Laura Bush greeted by Jacques Chirac
4. Cutaway guard
5. George and Laura Bush entering building
6. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives greets Jacques Chirac
7. Schroeder bows and enters building
8. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives, greets Chirac, poses for photographers
9. Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin (on far right) posing with Chirac
10. Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski arriving with wife
11. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark posing with Chiracs, walks into building
12. Australian Prime Minister John Howard and wife greet Chiracs
13. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives, greets Chiracs, Blair's wife Cherie joins them
14. British Queen Elizabeth II arrives, greets Chirac and Bernadette, shown into building

STORYLINE:

More than a dozen world leaders arrived at the town hall of the northern French port of Caen on Sunday afternoon for an official luncheon as part of the commemorations marking the 60th anniversary of the start of the D-Day landings.

Under blazing sun, French President Jacques Chirac and his wife Bernadette welcomed leaders on a red carpet unfurled on the steps of the building.

US President George W. Bush arrived at around 1230 GMT, accompanied by his wife Laura.

Shortly before, Chirac welcomed the Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.

Eastern European and Commonwealth leaders were also attending, including Australian Prime Minister John Howard and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark.

Sunday's lunch was part of a weekend-long programme of events marking the anniversary, giving leaders a chance to put aside their differences to thank the Allied forces behind the D-Day invasion that broke Nazi Germany's grip on continental Europe.

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