In June 2024, we celebrated the eightieth anniversary of the Normandy Landings, also known as “D-Day,” as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. In the weeks that followed, numerous memorial services took place, culminating in a major event at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer on June 6th. Along with many other well-known people and politicians, Welsh singing icon Sir Tom Jones participated in the celebrations by passionately performing “I Won’t Crumble With You If You Fall.”

Despite its performance as a tribute to Tom’s late wife Linda, the song perfectly suited the D-Day event, infusing the celebrations with a heartfelt and somber tone. Tom sang oTom sang about the “honor” he felt when asked to perform at the event, and his passionate voice imbued the song with a lot of fire and emotion. A momentous occasion that reminds us of the limitless sacrifices of that campaign,” he wrote on social media amid the beauty.

It was very breathtaking. King Charles III and Queen Camilla greeted the twenty-three D-Day veterans in attendance. A military piper played on Gold Beach earlier in the day at precisely 7:26 a.m. to signal the start of the commemorations and the beginning of the invasions. Together with Tom Jones’s poignant vocal performance, all of these elements contributed to a powerful ceremony that honored the veterans of the Normandy Landings.

Before the D-Day commemorative ceremony, Tom sang this particular song live, which brought many to tears in the audience. In 2022, he spontaneously performed “I Won’t Crumble When You Fall” during an episode of The Voice UK, in response to numerous enthusiastic requests from the audience. Tom’s strong voice reverberated throughout the room as he performed, bringing fellow judge and vocalist Anne-Marie to tears, with only the piano providing accompaniment.