VE Day

King Charles III and Queen Camilla attending the Christmas Day morning church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk.

King praises Second World War values in Christmas message

A VJ Day street party in Romsey Avenue, Copnor, Portsmouth, in August 1945.

VJ Day 80 - when it is and what is happening

The WWII Avro Lancaster bomber at the Airbus, wing building factory in Broughton, North Wales, eighty years on from when she was built.

Second World War bomber returns home for 80th anniversary

The late Queen Elizabeth II's Great Seal of the Realm (left) and the new King Charles III Great Seal of the Realm following a Privy Council meeting in Buckingham Palace

Great Seal of the Realm: King Charles approves new symbol

VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember concert will be held in London on Thursday, May 8.

VE Day 80 concert: Who is performing? How to watch live on TV

VE Day 2025: Will Princess Kate wear ruby earrings again, were they an anniversary gift? Catherine, Princess of Wales joins Second World War veterans at a tea party in Buckingham Palace following the military procession to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on May 5, 2025. Photo: Getty Images

VE Day 2025: Will Princess Kate wear ruby earrings to ther service?

King Charles and Queen Camilla will be among those gathered at Westminster Abbey for the VE Day 80th Anniversary memorial service.

When does Westminster Abbey VE Day 80 memorial service take place?

The 80th anniversary of VE Day will be marked on Thursday, May 8.

Is there a minute silence for VE Day today? Details and time

VE Day 80

How to watch VE Day 80 on TV and what channel coverage is on

(Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

VE Day: supermarket opening times and extended pub hours

Admiral Ben key has resigned as Head of the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

Admiral Ben Key resigns as Head of Royal Navy due to 'private reasons'

Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales watch the Red Arrows flypast from Buckingham Palace.

Breath-taking footage captures stunning military VE Day 80 flypast

Harry Potter actor Timothy Spall has spoken out about the “pain and the horror” of his cancer diagnosis

All about actor Timothy Spall as he gives VE Day speech

Red Arrows practice new display.

The route of today's VE Day flypast and where to see the Red Arrows

Jane Richards, reading her father's sermon.

Poignant 1945 VE Day sermon discovered in drawer after 80 years

The Red Arrows at Shuttleworth.

VE Day: when it is, what it is, and the time of the Red Arrows flypast

Marks and Spencer has brought back the Choc-O-Sandwich Cake - last seen on the chain's shelves in 1985

M&S bring back retro cake sold in the 60s, 70s and 80s
Remember this cake sold in the 60s, 70s and 80s? Well, it’s making a comeback for VE Day...
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Veterans Richard Pelzer (left), 101, and Ron Horsey, 98, who both served with the Royal Engineers, holding the new VE Day 50p coin at the Royal Mint manufacturing site in South Wales (Photo: The Royal Mint)

VE Day 50p coins released to mark 80th anniversary of WWII's end

More than a thousand beacons and several hundred "lamp lights of peace" are expected to be lit across the UK to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day

VE Day 80th Anniversary events taking place across UK

The Government has announced that eight additional bank holidays will be observed across the UK between now and the end of 2025. (Photo: David Parry/PA Media Assignments)

Eight more bank holidays confirmed before end of 2025 - when are they?

Members of the Ewell St Mary's Morris Men perform traditional jigs and dances to mark St George's Day at Leadenhall Market in London last year

St George's Day: Is today a bank holiday?

Pubs are set to open longer on VE Day as part of the 80th anniversary celebrations.

Pubs to open for longer as part of 80th VE Day celebrations

Hertfordshire's Dacorum borough council has axed the community's plans to commemorate the end of the Second World War on May 8 with a parade, The Telegraph has reported. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Outrage as UK council axes VE day parade as it's 'too elitist'

The Red Arrows have finally revealed their 2025 display schedule. (Photo: Getty Images)

Red Arrows confirm 2025 schedule - here's when you can see the jets

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