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D-Day veteran, 100, weds bride 96

A 100-year-old American veteran of World War Two and his new bride have attended a state banquet in honour of President Joe Biden at the Elysée Palace in Paris.

Harold Terens and his new wife Jeanne, 96, were married earlier on Saturday.

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9 June 2024

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