Charlesde Gaullefound the memory of D-Day so painful that herefused to participate in commemorations of the Normandy invasion during his 11 years as president of France. He did not invite heads of government to mark either the 20th anniversary in 1964 or the 25th in 1969. Old soldiers saluted; ambassadors laid wreaths.
safe to assume that if charles de gaulle was still prez - that again, no heads of state would have been invited ... guess he is not too happy, as he looks down from his upstairs window
