REBECCA ENGLISH: Standing with seven presidents, three kings and too many prime ministers to count, Prince William steps up for his most high-profile role on the international stage yet [Video]

17:57 EDT 06 Jun 2024, updated 18:03 EDT 06 Jun 2024

Standing shoulder to shoulder with seven presidents, three kings, a grand duke and almost too many prime ministers to count, Prince William yesterday undertook his most high-profile role on the international stage yet.

The circumstances were not ideal: deputising for his father, who had been advised to miss the international D-Day commemorations at Omaha beach due to his ongoing cancer treatment.

But a proud King Charles was, I am told, ‘delighted that the Prince of Wales attended to represent the nation’.

As for William, an aide adds: ‘He has a strong sense of wanting to support his father, both at home and overseas.’

And so the heir to the throne – who has been a regular feature of many such an occasion but never the focus – represented King and Country alongside 24 world leaders ranging from President Joe Bidenof the United States (the pair met in 2022 and …