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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The secret meaning behind Princess Kate's £5,000 brooch at VE Day
Princess Kate wore an RAF wings brooch on Victory in Europe Day - honouring her grandfather's wartime service.
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 — ...
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 ...
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 ...
Xi Jinping set to arrive in Moscow as Putin’s ‘guest of honor’ ahead of Victory Day military parade
As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his heavily choreographed May 9 “Victory Day” military parade, he’s been ...
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 in Israel: Celebrating the 80th anniversary and Jewish heroes of the war
The State of Israel also commemorates VE Day on May 9 largely as a result of the massive wave of immigration from the former ...