The centenary of a key turning point in the First World War has been marked with a solemn service at Amiens Cathedral.
Theresa May and the Duke of Cambridge paid tribute to the bravery of troops who fought in the Battle of Amiens at the event staged exactly 100 years since the start of the offensive.
The Duke of Cambridge and Prime Minister Theresa May attended a service to mark the centenary of the Battle of Amiens (Yui Mok/PA)
The PM had a more straightforward handshake for French armed forces minister Florence Parly (Yui Mok/PA)
William spoke at the service about the bravery of soldiers during the First World War (Victoria Jones/PA)
Mrs May sat alongside former German president Joachim Gauck (Victoria Jones/PA)
Theresa May laid a wreath with former German president Joachim Gauck (DCMS/Crown copyright)
Across the Channel in Dorset, living history actors staged a re-enactment to mark the centenary of the battle (Andrew Matthews/PA)