THE King will host a VE Day bash for 50 World War Two veterans at Buckingham Palace on Bank Holiday Monday.
, and will attend the tea party â one of thousands of events as Britain starts four days of 80th anniversary celebrations.
King Charles will host a VE Day tea party for 50 World War Two veterans on Bank Holiday Monday
Normandy RAF veteran Alan Kennett, 100, will carry the Torch for Peace during a momentous paradeMonday, May 5, will feature a momentous parade by 1,300 service personnel from Parliament Square into Whitehall and along the Mall.
Normandy RAF veteran Alan Kennett, 100, of Lichfield, Staffs, will carry a Torch for Peace. He said: “It’s a huge honour and a privilege.”;
The royals will look on from a stand at the Queen Victoria Memorial â and the public can watch from the Mall.
World War Two planes and the Red Arrows will perform a flypast.
Veterans, accompanied by their families and carers, will then have tea with .
On Thursday, May 8 â ’s anniversary â the royals will attend a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey.
will then host a TV concert at Horse Guards Parade.
She said: “Our nation went through so much. The bravery and sacrifices of so many for our freedom, we must always remember and this will be a very special night.”;
The two-hour show, televised live on the BBC, will include a revival of Dad’s Army.
Dames , and Sheila Hancock will also join in commemorations, while actor Brian Cox will read PM Winston Churchill’s “war is over”; speech.
Zoe Ball will host a TV concert at Horse Guards Parade
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