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08/05/2015
VE Day 70th Anniversary To Be Remembered
The 70th anniversary of VE day will be marked with events across the UK this weekend.
Ceremonies signifying the commemoration will also occur in Europe.
A two-minute silence will be held at London's Cenotaph today 8 May and 200 beacons to be lit in the evening.
Germany surrendered to the UK on this day in 1945 ending six years of war.
The Queen will attend a service of thanksgiving on 20 May at Westminster Abbey.
Veterans and members of the armed forces will afterwards parade along Whitehall past the Treasury balcony from which Winston Churchill announced the end of the war.
(LM/CD)
Ceremonies signifying the commemoration will also occur in Europe.
A two-minute silence will be held at London's Cenotaph today 8 May and 200 beacons to be lit in the evening.
Germany surrendered to the UK on this day in 1945 ending six years of war.
The Queen will attend a service of thanksgiving on 20 May at Westminster Abbey.
Veterans and members of the armed forces will afterwards parade along Whitehall past the Treasury balcony from which Winston Churchill announced the end of the war.
(LM/CD)
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