The thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey began with a two-minute silence, which was also observed across the country, to remember Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender, which took effect on May 8,

King Charles fondly recollected his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II’s VE Day memories during a special speech.On the fourth and final day of the Victory in Europe Day’s 80th anniversary celebrations,

Charles invoked the words of his grandfather in remembering his words to mark 80 years since King George announced the end of World War II.