The UK commemorates the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), marking Germany's surrender in WWII. A series of events, including a military procession from Parliament Square to Buckingham Palace, will take place over four days. Timothy Spall will read excerpts from Churchill's VE Day speech, and Alan Kennett, a 100-year-old Normandy veteran, will officially start the procession. The royal family, including King Charles and Camilla, will participate in a tea party for veterans, while local communities host celebrations like street parties and events on historical ships like HMS Belfast.
Eighty years after Winston Churchill addressed the nation from Downing Street with the words This is your victory! a recitation of his famous VE Day speech will be broadcast as the nation commemorates the day the Allies formally accepted Germany's surrender in 1945.
Events across four days of national UK commemorations include a military procession through central London on Monday, with tens of thousands expected to line the route from Parliament Square to Buckingham Palace.
Timothy Spall as Churchill in The King's Speech will read extracts from the wartime prime minister's VE Day broadcast on Monday, as the Normandy veteran Alan Kennett, 100, formally starts the procession.
VE Day 80 street parties, barbecues and get-togethers have been organised by communities across the country, including a party on HMS Belfast, from which were fired some of the opening shots.
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