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VE Day: Party leaders write for Metro on momentous anniversary
As the VE Day celebrations get underway across the country, party leaders are reflecting on what the day means to them. A ...
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 ...
I partied outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day
A great-grandmother who partied outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day says people will "never understand" what the day was like ...
VE Day anniversary: Veteran who lost three brothers in WW2 hopes celebrations offer people the chance to 'learn from history'
Pauline Alexander, who served with the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) from 1942 to 1946, has reflected on her loss and the ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Britain VE Day Parade
The Red Arrows the Royal Airforce display team, fly over the Mall and Buckingham Palace during the V-E Day 80th anniversary ...
VE Day was people 'dancing, singing and drinking'
As the nation prepares to celebrate VE Day, one woman shares her feelings of fear and joy as she remembers the day World War ...
VE Day: 90-year-old from Darenth recalls end of the Second World War celebrations 80 years on
As the country marks Victory in Europe Day, a 90-year-old man recalls his wartime childhood and his unique pastime ...
King Charles Leads Royal Family in VE Day Tribute Days After Prince Harry’s Explosive Claims
King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived alongside Prince William, Kate Middleton and more working royals to attend events ...
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 ...
VE Day at 80: What's to come - and what you might have missed
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 ...