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On Thursday evening, a VE Day concert is taking place at London's Horse Guards Parade to conclude the national commemorations ...
King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived alongside Prince William, Kate Middleton and more working royals to attend events commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Sir Keir Starmer, who was also at the London procession, said the week’s events are a ... In an open letter to veterans, he said: “VE Day is a chance to acknowledge, again, that our debt to those who ...
Royals joined veterans to commemorate VE Day at a remembrance service in Westminster Abbey and a star-studded concert.
Joan Hall, who served four years in the Women’s RAF and celebrated VE Day in London, told the British Legion that “It was a once in a lifetime feeling of jubilation. The crowds and noise [were ...
London’s commemorations began Monday when ... struck at midday and extracts from wartime leader Winston Churchill’s VE Day speech echoed across the capital. A military parade, featuring ...
Queen Elizabeth's recollections of VE Day were resurfaced for the 80th anniversary, including how she snuck out of the palace incognito with Princess Margaret to join the celebrations.
Nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies are on display at the Tower of London to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe. The red poppies have been positioned to resemble a cascading "wound" at ...
Commemorations opened with a military procession and flypast watched by WW2 veterans, royals and huge crowds, and ended with tea parties around the country.
Military bands and units have paraded through central London overnight in a dress rehearsal for next week's VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations. The rehearsal saw bands, soldiers and mounted ...
Among those gathering in London were servicemen and women. The services celebrate VE-Day, some in 'non-regulation' headgear, London, 8th May 1945. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images ...