The Royal Family joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla for the VE Day 80th Anniversary Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey on May 8th, following the Parade at Buckingham Palace to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day which marked the end of the Second World War in Europe.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and the Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla for the Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey.
On arrival, the Royal Family joined the congregation in a national two-minute silence of reflection and remembrance. The King laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, followed by the Prince of Wales before the Service of Thanksgiving commemorating the sacrifice of the Second World War generation.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla
The Prince and Princess of Wales (in the Collingwood Pearl Earrings)
The Princess Royal (in the Queen’s Three-Strand Pearl Necklace) and Sir Timothy Laurence
The Duke and the Duchess of Edinburgh
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
The Duke of Kent
The Royal Family joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla to watch a Military Procession down the Mall to Buckingham Palace on May 5th, before appearing on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day which marked the end of the Second World War in Europe.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke of Kent joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the dias outside Buckingham Palace to watch a Military Procession down The Mall from Whitehall in honour of those who served during the Second World War.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla
The Prince and Princess of Wales with Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis
The Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence
The Duke and the Duchess of Edinburgh
The Duke of Kent
Afterwards, the Royal Family returned to Buckingham Palace to appear on the balcony to watch a flypast. Veterans watched the flypast from the gardens of Buckingham Palace with the Prime Minister and other senior guests, before the tea party for veterans and members of the Second World War generation at Buckingham Palace.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke of Kent joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they hosted a tea party for veterans and members of the Second World War generation at Buckingham Palace.
Their Majesties will welcome around 50 veterans and people who lived through the Second World War – now supported by the Royal British Legion – including British and Commonwealth Armed Forces veterans, WRENs, Special Operations Executives and those who contributed to the war effort on the home front, accompanied by their families and carers.
The Marble Corridor of Buckingham Palace will be decorated in bunting made from fabrics recycled from the royal estates as guests enter for a tea party reception to honour the bravery and service of the Second World War generation.
VE Day in 1945
VE Day 50th Anniversary in 1995
Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara
Burmese Ruby Tiara
The Belgian Sapphire Tiara
Greville Tiara
Delhi Durbar Tiara
Cubitt-Shand Tiara
Queen’s Five Aquamarine Tiara
George IV State Diadem
Queen Mary’s Crown
Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara
The Cartier Halo Tiara
The Lotus Flower Tiara
Strathmore Rose Tiara
King George VI Festoon Necklace
