10 h. ago Prince George makes surprise appearance at tea party for World War II veterans

Prince George was his parents' pride and joy as he joined the Prince and Princess of Wales for a tea party at Buckingham Palace this afternoon.

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer serves tea and cakes at VE Day party in Downing Street

The Prime Minister, joined by his wife Lady Starmer, invited around 130 people including two Second World War veterans to the event.

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12 h. ago Prince George carries out biggest royal duty yet by charming veterans at VE Day party

Prince George joined his parents the Prince and Princess of Wales as well as the King and Queen at a special tea party at Buckingham Palace today where they met Second World War veterans

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12 h. ago William tells of George’s interest in war veterans at Palace tea party

George joined his parents and the King and Queen to meet the veterans on Monday.

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14 h. ago UK marks VE Day 80th anniversary with large crowds and military pomp

Royal family and war veterans watch 1,300-strong military procession in London while street parties held around UKAs Big Ben chimed at noon and with the Cenotaph, the symbol of sacrifice, draped in the union flag for the first time since its unveiling in 1920, the UK marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day with military pomp before large crowds who had gathered in central London.Buckingham Palace may have served as the centrepiece of Monday’s spectacle before Thursday’s anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. At the event’s heart, however, were the VVIP second world war veterans, those remaining few who bore actual witness then and who today serve to remind. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Veterans light flame as the Netherlands marks 80th anniversary of liberation from WWII occupation

Dozens of World War II veterans are gathering in a central Dutch town to mark the 80th anniversary of the Netherlands’ liberation by Allied troops from Nazi German occupation

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29 h. ago WW2 veteran, 99, says 'incredible friendship' with man, 28, 'stopped my nightmares'

A World War II veteran aged 99 has formed an incredible bond with a 28-year-old man whose great grandfather died at the very same battle his new 'best friend' survived

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29 h. ago Second World War veterans to join the King for VE Day tea party

They will have prime spots to watch the military parade and flypast in central London as part the nation’s VE Day 80th anniversary events.

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48 h. ago AP PHOTOS: On Victory Day, veterans recall the Soviet Union's sacrifice in World War II

When she heard the news of Nazi Germany surrendering 80 years ago, Valentina Efremova couldn’t believe the devastating war was over.

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53 h. ago Second World War veterans have memories of VE Day brought to life

Charity Blind Veterans UK released illustrations, stories and photographs which look to raise funds for war heroes living with sight loss.

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56 h. ago KEIR STARMER: 'Whole of Britain should unite to honour World War II heroes on VE Day'

The Prime Minister set the scene for a week of celebrations commemorating the end of World War II, with King Charles, veterans and hundreds of military personnel set to take part

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3 d. ago Trump is renaming Veterans Day to honor World War I soldiers

The president also revealed he wants to change the name of VE-Day on May 8 to ‘Victory Day for World War II’

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4 d. ago Army veteran who said war 'broke' him executed in Florida after murder of mum and three kids

The Gulf War veteran, convicted of four counts of murder, maintained his innocence through his numerous appeals but his attorneys were ultimately in preventing his execution

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4 d. ago Court refuses to halt execution of Gulf War veteran who killed girlfriend and three children

Hutchinson's lawyers said he suffers from Gulf War Illness as well as post-traumatic stress disorder

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5 d. ago Army veteran convicted of killing girlfriend and her 3 children set to be executed in Florida

An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems is facing scheduled execution in Florida this week for the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three young children in 1998

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5 d. ago VE Day 2025: 50,000 kids write heartwarming letters to veterans as some meet King

A campaign to connect the generations before next week's VE Day celebrations has seen unprecedented success as more than 50,000 children have connected with a Second World War veteran by mail

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6 d. ago Putin to sign decree renaming major Russian airport to Stalingrad at 'veterans request'

A daft decree renaming Volgograd Airport to Stalingrad has been signed by Kremlin crank Mad Vlad - Putin agreed to the request supposedly made by veterans of his war on Ukraine

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6 d. ago Afghanistan war veteran raped vulnerable teenagers while they were drunk

A judge described Johnathan Sutton as a "calculating, manipulating individual". He maintains his innocence despite being convicted of the vile attacks

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6 d. ago Asian American veterans share emotional stories 50 years after Vietnam war: ‘Looking like the enemy’

In one video, a former marine describes how a sergeant hit him on his first night in Vietnam because he assumed he was Vietnamese

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7 d. ago Asian American veterans share emotional stories 50 years after Vietnam War

Five decades after the end of the U.S.-led war in Vietnam, Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans are reflecting on the life-changing ordeal that was at time made more complicated by their race

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