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King leads nation at service to mark VE Day

'We will never forget,' King says in handwritten note at VE Day service

Senior royals joined veterans at the service in Westminster Abbey, as events across the UK mark the 80th anniversary.

Dailymotion on MSN · 7h

King and Queen hold two-minute silence for VE Day

The King and Queen have joined other royal family members, veterans and current and former politicians in holding a two-minute silence in Westminster Abbey to mark VE Day. The silence came ahead of a thanksgiving service to commemorate the 1945 Allied victory in Europe.

PA Media on MSN · 8h

King leads the nation at service to mark VE Day

The King has led the nation in honouring the sacrifices of those who brought peace to Europe 80 years ago, as a service marking VE Day began. Charles left a floral tribute at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior,

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BBC on MSN · 3h

VE Day celebrations like 'nothing I'd ever seen'

"It was like nothing I'd ever seen," 102-year-old RAF veteran Kenneth Johnson said of the VE Day celebrations in 1945. He is one of thousands across the north-east of England and Cumbria commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe.

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World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread

Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict.

U.S. News & World Report · 4h

What Is Victory in Europe Day? And Why Is it Still Celebrated?

Countries across the world will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender in World War II. But this year’s events may be more bittersweet than in the past.

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Street parties, tributes and memories for VE Day

Squadron Leader Paul Wise, of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), based at RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, piloted ...

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VE Day 2025 LIVE as 80th anniversary celebrations continue and pubs stay open late - latest updates

VE Day is being held today (May 8) and there's memorials, concerts, parties and extended pub hours to mark the occasion ...

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LIVE: VE Day celebrations kick off as the UK marks 80 years since WWII ended

The UK is celebrating eighty years since the Second World War came to an end with a huge concert - here's all the latest ...

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UK’s King Charles lays wreath to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day

Britain’s King Charles and heir to the throne Prince William laid wreaths in Westminster Abbey on Thursday at the culmination ...

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VE Day: 80th Anniversary in pictures

MPs and peers walked in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, re-enacting the historic walk MPs did ...

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Queen Elizabeth's Memories of VE Day Resurfaced for 80th Anniversary — Including Leaving the Palace Incognito

Queen Elizabeth's recollections of VE Day were resurfaced for the 80th anniversary, including how she snuck out of the palace ...

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VE Day: 'My Polish grandad woke up with night terrors after WW2 - he chose to come to Britain to keep fighting'

Jozef Nowak was 17 when his town in Poland was invaded by the Nazis. He came to Britain to keep fighting - now his grandson ...

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Hundreds gather for town's VE day parade

The parade began at the Almshouses and moved on to the high street, before heading up to the Peace Podium on Sergeant Simon ...

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