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VE Day 80 years on: 'We all got rather squiffy'
But on 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ...
The road to V-E Day, from the assault on Berlin to bonfires and dancing in the capitals of Europe
British Field Marshal Harold Alexander accepts the unconditional surrender of German and Italian forces in Italy and western ...
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 ...
VE Day moments so far - and what's still to come
VE Day marked the end of World War Two in Europe. Huge crowds took to the streets on 8 May 1945 to sing, dance and rejoice ...
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 ...
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 ...
VE Day tea parties at Buckingham Palace and No 10 after royals watch flypast
Commemorative events are taking place across the country to mark 80 years since World War Two ended in Europe.
VE Day latest: Buckingham Palace welcomes veterans after royal flypast as UK celebrates with tea parties
King Charles will be joined by senior royals and veterans as he leads the nation in events to mark the 80th anniversary of ...
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis Make Rare Appearance for Historic VE Day Outing
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have arrived alongside their parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William, ...
VE Day was people 'dancing, singing and drinking'
On 8 May 1945, Carol Hanley was a cabaret performer in London's West End and remembers seeing a "seething mass of hundreds of ...