It is 2009 and the French and English are still on each others nerves. The latest squabble is do to the fact that Queen Elizabeth was not invited to the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. The New York Times writes:

Queen Elizabeth is not amused.

Indeed, she is decidedly displeased, angry even, that she was not invited to join President Obama and France’s president, Nicolas Sarkozy, next week at commemorations of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, according to reports published in Britain’s mass-circulation tabloid newspapers on Wednesday. Pointedly, Buckingham Palace did not deny the reports.

The queen, who is 83, is the only living head of state who served in uniform during World War II. As Elizabeth Windsor, service number 230873, she volunteered as a subaltern in the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service, training as a driver and a mechanic. Eventually, she drove military trucks in support roles in England.

The celebration will be held on June 6th and French President Sarkozy stated:

the queen is "naturally welcome in her capacity as head of the British state."

Even that isn't pleasing the folks over at Buckingham Palace who say that the French didn't follow proper protocol by issuing an official invitation to her majesty.