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Royal British Legion calls on VJ Day veterans to join 80th anniversary

The event will be held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on August 15.

Evening Standard

Veterans including couple married for 74 years guests of honour at VE Day party

Veterans and their families marked 80 years since VE Day at a tea party hosted by the Royal British Legion in Staffordshire on Thursday.

Evening Standard

In Pictures: Nation gives thanks to veterans on the 80th anniversary of VE Day

On May 8 1945, the nation celebrated Victory in Europe, with church bells ringing out to mark the end of the Second World War.

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100-year-old veteran recalls ‘getting squiffy’ amid VE day celebrations

Tom Berry was a teenager when he joined the Royal Navy as a radio operator on the Tribal-class destroyer HMS Tartar.

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Second World War veterans to join the King for VE Day tea party

They will have prime spots to watch the military parade and flypast in central London as part the nation’s VE Day 80th anniversary events.

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VE Day veteran recalls bumping into his father during Normandy invasion

Mr Kennett, from Lichfield, was 18 years old when he joined the RAF in 1942.

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What is VE day and how will the King and Queen celebrate it?

VE day events will start on Bank Holiday Monday with a procession of 1,300 members of the Armed Forces

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King and Queen to host palace tea party to celebrate VE Day anniversary

Charles and Camilla will also watch a military procession and flypast with veterans and attend a celebratory concert.

The Independent UK

Veterans recall ‘euphoric’ VE Day celebrations ahead of 80th anniversary

Attendees, aged between 96 and 100, gathered for a tea party at The Ritz to share memories of the historic day.

Evening Standard

VE Day 2025: Tower of London poppies to return to mark 80th anniversary

Four days of events planned in Britain to commemorate eight decades since end of second world war in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Army veteran proposes to girlfriend at Invictus Games in ‘gold medal moment’

James Cairns asked his girlfriend Hannah to marry him at the opening of the Team UK wheelchair basketball in Vancouver.

The Independent UK

Invictus Games’ Team UK hit the ski slopes in last training session

The 2025 Invictus Games, set to begin in Vancouver, Canada, on February 8, will be the first to include winter sports.

The Independent UK

Second World War veterans urged to register for VE Day and VJ Day events

The anniversaries are in May and August this year.

The Independent UK

Kate says she ‘didn’t know’ what 2024 held in store as she hosts carol service

It is the fourth time the Princess of Wales has held her event at Westminster Abbey.

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The Guardian - UK

Fish and chips for VE Day? Battle begins over how UK marks 80th anniversary

King’s pageant master is at odds with Royal British Legion and government over events for the big day

The Guardian - UK

King Charles to lay wreath and lead nation in Remembrance Sunday silence

Prince and Princess of Wales will join the king and senior politicians to remember those who have died in conflict

Evening Standard

Ross Kemp: People finding it economically tougher to donate on London Poppy Day

The Royal British Legion is the country’s largest armed forces charity and its London Poppy Day is the flagship event for its annual Poppy Appeal.

The Independent UK

Ruby, 10, among youngest attendees to join veterans at 2024 Poppy Appeal launch

Ruby Sheffield has supported the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal since the age of four.

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Tories accused of ‘smearing’ Labour candidate for D-Day parachute fundraiser

Daniel Nelson, who represents the Southchurch Ward of Southend, took aim at Labour’s Bayo Alaba over a charity fundraiser

The Guardian - UK

King Charles and Rishi Sunak join veterans for 80th anniversary of D-day

Two days of events will be held in England and France, as one veteran remembers: ‘We lost a hell of a lot of good men’

The Guardian - UK

UK police dismiss ‘misleading’ media reports of attacks on poppy sellers

Royal British Legion says public supported appeal as usual with no evidence volunteers were targeted

Evening Standard

Londoners can ride vintage buses for free next week in aid of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Vintage buses will be running in aid of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Evening Standard

Remembrance poppies go plastic-free

The Royal British Legion's poppy has a new look

The Guardian - UK

Royal British Legion gives poppy plastic-free makeover

Remembrance poppy created from renewable sources introduced as 2023 appeal launched

The Independent UK

D-Day veterans encouraged to register for 80th anniversary commemorations

The Government has said former soldiers, many of whom are now in their 90s, will be ‘at the heart’ of official events in France and the UK.

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