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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 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 ...
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 ...
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 2025 RECAP: King Charles honours grandfather in powerful way 80 years on
In a striking gesture of respect, King Charles followed in his grandfather's footsteps as he appeared on the balcony in front ...
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, ...