(18 Jun 2010) SHOTLIST
1. French President Nicolas Sarkozy standing alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron at London's Royal Hospital in Chelsea
2. Aircraft fly past
3. Wide of ceremony
4. Close of veteran's medals
5. Pan across people attending ceremony
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Cameron, British Prime Minister:
"The bravery we celebrate today, it is not just a thing of the past, it is present every day, thousands of miles away from here. In Afghanistan, British and French forces have been fighting together for many years now and we are proud, really proud to see those forces here today."
7. Sarkozy listening
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Cameron, British Prime Minister:
"So, today is not just about the shared history of Britain and France, it is about our shared responsibilities and our shared future."
9. Cameron acknowledging Sarkozy as he leaves podium and Sarkozy walks up steps to deliver speech
10. Wide of black and white image of General Charles de Gaulle
11. SOUNDBITE: (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, French President: ++PART OVERLAID BY SHOT 12++
"General de Gaulle knew that Germany wouldn't win the Second World War. And on the 8th of August, 1940, when Winston Churchill addressed his soldiers to tell them the battle of Britain was about to start, the RAF had to keep in mind that the future of the entire generation were in their hands."
12. Sarkozy's wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, pushing a fly off the dress of Cameron's wife, Samantha
13. Crowd listening
14. Mid of Bruni, Cameron and wife Samantha
15. Veterans listening
16. Sarkozy returning to chair
17. Sarkozy chatting with Cameron
STORYLINE
French President Nicolas Sarkozy marked the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's defiant World War II broadcast from London on Friday, visiting the studio where the leader urged his compatriots to resist the German occupation.
Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, travelled to Britain and toured Broadcasting House, the British Broadcasting Corporation complex in central London where UK officials initially refused de Gaulle's request to air his appeal, but relented after the intervention of British wartime leader Winston Churchill.
The visit comes at a time when Europe is wrestling with economic rather than military challenges, and it offers a further chance for the French president and British Prime Minister David Cameron, who took office last month, to strengthen ties.
Later, Sarkozy told an audience of about 1,500 veterans and dignitaries at London's Royal Hospital Chelsea, a hospital and retirement centre for ex-soldiers, that they gathered as friends to remember the past and "what France owes you."
Amid pomp and ceremony, Sarkozy bestowed the French Legion d'Honneur on six World War II veterans - three British and three French.
British and French jets made a ceremonial fly-past through London's cloudy skies, while red jacketed veterans and guards in plumed helmets mingled with dignitaries.
Soldiers from both countries formed a joint guard of honour.
Sarkozy and Cameron said commemorations of the past must be matched by strong ties between their two governments on present challenges, including Europe's financial crisis and climate change.
Cameron, who made his first overseas visit as British leader to Paris, greeted Sarkozy warmly before a private lunch with their wives at the prime minister's official residence in London.
De Gaulle's appeal - which was largely unheard in France when it was initially broadcast and wasn't recorded - was read aloud at the ceremony.
The French army choir then sang wartime resistance song "Le Chant des Partisans."
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