UK tourists in France warned after restaurants refuse service 'for being English'

James Rodger

1 May 2024 at 2:26 am·2-min read

UK tourists in Normandy have been warned after they were refused service - for being English. A tour guide has spoken out after a group of Brits was refused service at a restaurant nearby to Normandy, where the famous D-Day landings took place.

Speaking to the Sun newspaper, a tour guide called a café owner an “utter disgrace” for allegedly refusing to serve soldiers “as they are English”. Eugenie Brooks said her group was banned from the crêperie near Omaha Beach.

The ex-Met cop said to the Sun newspaper: “This café refused to serve my British Army soldiers. They are well behaved junior soldiers, all smartly dressed. An utter disgrace and I will never take any of my tours there again.”

Florent Neveur — boss of La Falaise crêperie in Vierville-sur-Mer, next to Omaha Beach, called Ms Brooks’ claims “completely false”. He added: “Everybody is welcome, especially those in the military. It is an absolute disgrace that someone is trying to destroy our business by making up these kind of claims.”

On its website, Normandy Tourism says it welcomes history buffs to pay their respects. It explains: "Normandy will forever be marked by the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy that led to the liberation of France and Europe. 2024 will mark the 80th Anniversary of this historic event, and with it, a momentous occasion to celebrate peace, liberty and reconciliation.

"A rich and unprecedented programme of events will be put together to bring the memory of this tragic period of world history to life, all while emphasizing the spirit of hope." In 2024, Normandy will honour the memory of these events and the men and women who came from all over the world.

"It will be the perfect occasion for visitors to discover, or rediscover, the main memorial sites, the cemeteries, the key places and the museums which bear witness to this tragic period of time," it added.

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