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flag D-Day veteran Donald Howkins, 105, celebrated his birthday at a care home with royal tributes, family, and community honors.

flag D-Day veteran Donald Howkins, 105, celebrated his birthday at Elsyng House care home in Enfield with family, community support, and tributes from King Charles III and Queen Camilla. flag The former motorbike dispatch rider, who served in the 90th Middlesex Regiment during the 1944 Normandy landings, enjoyed a special tea, a dram of whisky, and a cake with icing medals. flag Nearly 350 cards from local schoolchildren, performances by students and singer Siobhan Walsh, and visits from his son Alan, daughter Susan, and grandchildren Gary and Katie marked the occasion. flag Staff and family praised the outpouring of affection, with Howkins expressing deep gratitude for the recognition.

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