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ARROMANCHES, FRANCE - JUNE 6: (L-R) King Albert of Belgium, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and French first lady Bernadette Chirac attend the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of the northern coast of France in World War II June 6, 2004 in Arromanches, France. This was the first time that a German head of state has attended commemoration services for the 1944 invasion that pitted the Allies against Nazi Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

ARROMANCHES, FRANCE - JUNE 6:  (L-R) King Albert of Belgium, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and French first lady Bernadette Chirac attend the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of the northern coast of France in World War II June 6, 2004 in Arromanches, France. This was the first time that a German head of state has attended commemoration services for the 1944 invasion that pitted the Allies against Nazi Germany.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)