This week marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day - and the United Kingdom is set to celebrate the important milestone in spectacular style. Thursday, May 8 marks Victory in Europe Day, also known as ...

VE Day remembered as tens of thousands gather across the UK May 06, 2025 - 8:52AM Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the UK to remember VE Day, which occurred 80 years ago.

Marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats ... despite all the challenges that have followed. In war and in peace, the United Kingdom has remained a powerful ...

Ruth Bourne, 98, remembers the "electric buzz" among the crowds partying outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day. She was one of hundreds of thousands of people that swarmed into central London on 8 ...

The Royal Family’s appearance alongside war hero Winston Churchill on the Buckingham Palace balcony is one of the iconic moments of VE Day in 1945. But what is less well known is that the ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla joined other royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony as the Red Arrows flew overhead to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Earlier the King joined veterans of the ...

European nations marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day ... Across the English Channel seaway, the United Kingdom began its commemorations early, with many landmarks ...

Hundreds of street parties, parades and events are being held across the UK this week as the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day - put ... countries of the United Kingdom, picnics in ...

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