With a military parade and the appearance of the royal family on the balcony, the British began today, in a climate of emotion, the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of its end in Europe.
The British royal family appeared on the balcony of Buckingham’s palaces, where she greeted the crowd that had gathered to live the festivities closely.
The events, which are projected to last four days, began with reading excerpts from a speech by Prime Minister Winston Churchill on May 8, 1945 and an impressive military parade with the participation of more than 1,000 members of the British Armed Forces.
Eleven Ukrainian soldiers, who had been invited as a sign of support, marched behind their flag, as were about 50 NATO troops.
Surrounded by active members of the royal family, who has been taking a cancer treatment for 15 months, he then welcomed the concentrated crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, from which they watched the 23 -year -older generation and more modern aircraft.
The king, with a military surrounding, attended the events together with the successor of the throne William and his wife Kate, as well as their three children, 11 -year -old George, 10 -year -old Charlotte and 7 -year -old Louis.
The prime minister was also present with about 20 war veterans.
Thousands of people had gathered to the points where the parade would pass, with the streets adorned with British flags.
Some spent the night in the spot so as not to lose a moment of this historical and emotionally charged day.
In a restless Europe, with the backdrop of war in Ukraine, “Peace should never be considered for granted” King Charles had stated on April 9, before the Italian parliament.
The royal family will take part in various festivities until Thursday, who gave the BBC O. with the palace making it known that it hopes that “nothing will prevent this precious victory with enthusiasm”.
On May 8, 1945, from Buckingham’s same balcony, King George and Queen Elizabeth, in the presence of Wiston Churchill, had welcomed tens of thousands of Londoners who were celebrating what Churchill had called “a day”. (Victory in Europe Day, Ve Day).
“We have a debt of gratitude to those who are ready to make the supreme sacrifice for our country,” Kir Starmer said in a post on X.
We owe a debt of gratitude to those prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
That’s why we are giving veterans better access to housing, employment, health and welfare support.
As we celebrate VE Day, we honour all those who have served in our armed forces.
– Keir Starmer (@keir_starmer)
