VE Day newest: Britain marks 80 years since allied victory in Europe with celebrations throughout the nation | EUROtoday

Britain will mark 80 years since VE day with celebrations throughout the nation to pay tribute to the thousands and thousands of individuals throughout the UK and Commonwealth who served within the Second World War.

Victory in Europe Day marks the formal give up of Nazi Germany and the top of the struggle in Europe.

As a part of the celebrations, members of the Royal Family will collect at Westminster Abbey for a Service of Thanksgiving, the place they’ll lay flowers on the Innocent Victims’ Memorial.

In the night, the King and Queen will attend a celebratory live performance from Horse Guards Parade.

Prime minister Keir Starmer has confused that the battle in Ukraine exhibits the Second World War just isn’t “just history”.

Speaking to the We Have Ways Of Making You Talk podcast in 10 Downing Street, he stated the day was “a hugely important part of our history, of which we should be extremely proud as a country”.

Adding that he felt a “personal responsibility” for sustaining the peace that Europe has largely loved since 1945, he stated he was decided to make sure the Nato alliance – “the cornerstone of that peace” – continued “for decades to come”.