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Victory over Japan Day, King Charles

King and Queen lead two-minute silence to mark 80 years since VJ Day

Commemorations like today are deeply important, he tells us. “It’s going to be the last one,” he says. “We won’t be around for the 90th.”

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UK king, Starmer lead VJ Day tributes to WWII veterans, survivors

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King Charles to Lead Commemorations to Mark 80th Anniversary of VJ Day

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How Britain went 'crazy' for VJ Day: Dancing, bonfires and kissing as the nation celebrated Japan's defeat and final end of WWII

On August 15, 1945, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of the British capital and elsewhere to celebrate the end of the Second World War.

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Neighbours share VJ Day memories on 80th anniversary

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Navy veterans who married on V-J Day celebrate 80th anniversary

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Berkshire marks 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Following the service, there will be a reception and exhibition in Newbury Town Hall, featuring stories and memories from local people on the war in the Far East and its aftermath.

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King Charles' tribute to VJ Day heroes: Monarch echoes his grandfather George VI in inspirational message 80 years on from end of World War Two

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Blackburn to mark VJ Day 80th anniversary with town hall ceremonies

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When is VJ Day 2025 and what is the date about?

Its officially Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) and as part of his speech King Charles has sent a stark message about current global conflicts.Remembering the “service and sacrifice of the wartime generation and what it shows us about the ongoing need for international cooperation” is crucial,

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King Charles lauds Duchess Sophie, Prince Edward’s special role on VJ Day

King Charles has given an update on Duchess Sophie and Prince Edward’s royal duty on Victory over Japan Day.On Friday, August 15, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended a service of remembrance at the Scottish National War Memorial.

80th VJ Day service is poignant moment for veteran

A World War Two special forces veteran says a service to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day will be "a really poignant moment for those of us left". Charlie Richards, 104, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, is one of 33 Far East and Pacific war veterans attending the service at the National Memorial Arboretum.

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Rushcliffe: 80th anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day

The 80th anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day and the formal end of World War II marked by council. Whilst VE Day marked the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, many thousands of armed forces personnel from across the Commonwealth and Allied nations were still involved in bitter fighting in the Far East.

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Sarah Ferguson lauds WWII fighters’ legacy in poignant VJ Day tribute

Sarah Ferguson will forever be grateful to VJ Day veterans for gifting the “tomorrow” they would never see.To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day on Friday, August 15, the Duchess of York turned to her

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VJ Day: Sacrifice that shaped a generation

EIGHTY years ago to the day, an unfamiliar voice drifted over Japanese airwaves. Emperor Hirohito, speaking in formal, archaic Japanese, addressed his people for the first time in history.

Here’s why Rhode Island is the only state that celebrates Victory Day

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Like Del’s Lemonade or the Gaspee parade, Victory Day is one of the Ocean State’s unique summertime traditions. Monday is Rhode Island’s 77th annual Victory Day, making the state once again the only place in America that honors the end of World War II with a legal holiday.

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On VJ Day: Tragic stories of Bradford men in Japanese prisoner-of-war camps

AS the war in Europe ended on VE Day - May 8, 1945 - fighting continued in the Far East and Pacific until August 15, 1945, when Imperial Japan surrendered to Allied Forces on what became known as VJ Day,