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VE Day LIVE as it happened in 1945 when Brits celebrated end of WW2 in Europe
As the country marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, follow our unique live blog to relive the key events and images from the ...
Bailiff urges people to join VE Day silence
Guernsey's Bailiff has urged people to observe a two-minute silence to mark Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) on Thursday. VE ...
Pictures show royal family watching military procession, flypast to mark VE Day's 80th anniversary
Members of the British royal family — including King Charles, Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, along ...
British royal family watches military parade marking start of VE Day events in London
Britain is marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day this week with four days of commemorations honoring the ...
Rare Lancaster bomber to do VE Day flyby
Perton Library, on the edge of Wolverhampton, will have a flypast from a Lancaster Bomber on Saturday at around 13:30 BST. VE ...
80 years on: VE Day and Europe's liberation
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Allies’ victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the war in Europe, which claimed ...
The road to V-E Day, from the assault on Berlin to bonfires and dancing in the capitals of Europe
Victory in Europe Day is remembered in the public imagination as a singular event marking the end of World War II in Europe — ...
As war again rages in Europe, VE Day reminds us all what’s at stake
Eighty years on, the story of Australia’s Stanley Bruce, Winston Churchill and Victory in Europe Day remains strikingly ...
Residents reflect on VE Day singing and dancing
On 8 May 1945, at exactly 15:00 BST, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe. Ms ...