US EditionVE Day 80th anniversary celebrated around the North East
- On May 8, 2025, a service at Westminster Abbey marked eight decades since VE Day, with King Charles, the Queen, and numerous veterans in attendance.
- The anniversary marks Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945, which ended WWII hostilities in Europe and led to public celebrations across the UK including memorials and parties.
- At Westminster Abbey, 10-year-old Alexander Churchill, Winston Churchill’s great-great-grandson, participated by lighting a candle of peace while young congregants handed white roses to veterans.
- Local commemorations included a Kirkby-in-Furness event featuring wartime memorabilia, 1940s music, a minute of silence for the fallen, and speeches highlighting the importance of remembering survivors and sacrifices made.
- These national and local events reaffirmed public recognition of veterans, with officials emphasizing the ongoing importance of honoring freedom and educating younger generations about the war’s legacy.
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VE Day: How the North East celebrated Victory in Europe Day - May 8, 1945
THE war was over. Victory was proclaimed. Bells, free from muffles, rang from every church steeple. Tables, chairs and pianos were tossed out into the street for impromptu parties, and town centres filled up with joyous youth making ‘whoopee’ – to use an Americanism which had come over here during the war.
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