8 h. ago ROBERT HARDMAN: Queen Camilla's tears as VJ Day hero salutes King Charles

The final ceremony in the great 80th anniversary commemorations of the Second World War came to a tearful conclusion on Friday, writes Robert Hardman.

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10 h. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla in tears during emotional VJ Day celebrations

The King and Queen Camilla joined 33 veterans who fearlessly served in the Far East and Pacific at an emotional national service of remembrance in Staffordshire on Friday

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15 h. ago Queen Camilla's tears as war veteran goes 'off script' to pay tribute to King Charles

Charles and Camilla joined Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and war veterans who served in the Far East and Pacific at a VJ Day memorial ceremony in Staffordshire

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17 h. ago Queen emotional as veteran goes ‘off script’ to honour King’s cancer battle

Charles and Camilla joined Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and 33 veterans aged from 96 to 105 at a national service of remembrance for VJ Day.

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20 h. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at VJ Day ceremony as they lead the nation in commemorating 80th anniversary

The King and Queen have today joined Sir Keir Starmer and veterans at a service marking the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. 

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21 h. ago Prince William and Kate Middleton share powerful joint message after King Charles made rare address to the nation

William and Kate, both 43, this morning praised the 'courage, sacrifice, and resilience' of those who fought in the Pacific and Far East on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.

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22 h. ago William and Kate issue statement after King Charles makes address to nation

The Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a personal message to mark VJ Day to remember the "the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of all who served"

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22 h. ago King Charles uses moving VJ Day address to send stark warning about 'war's true cost' on 80th anniversary of victory over Japan in WW2

Charles also significantly acknowledged the devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which led to Japan 's surrender.

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23 h. ago King vows sacrifices of VJ Day heroes will ‘never be forgotten’ in historic message to nation

King Charles III has vowed that the service and sacrifice of VJ Day heroes “shall never be forgotten” on the 80th anniversary of the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces during the Second World War.

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24 h. ago Fern Britton claims she was 'punched in kidneys' by King Charles's protection officer

Fern Britton has spoken out about the moment she was introduced to King Charles during her teenage years

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24 h. ago Everything King Charles said in historic 7.30am broadcast to entire UK

The King has made an audio broadcast to the nation on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day

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25 h. ago Full text of King Charles' address to the nation this morning

The monarch has made an audio broadcast

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25 h. ago Full text of the King’s address to the nation on VJ Day 80th anniversary

Charles reflected on the horrors experienced by prisoners of war and the impact of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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26 h. ago King says sacrifices of VJ Day heroes ‘shall never be forgotten’ as nation marks 80th anniversary

VJ Day on August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945

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27 h. ago VJ Day LIVE: King Charles to address nation on 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan

VJ Day is expected to see King Charles reflect on the horrors experienced by prisoners of war and innocent civilians of occupied lands in the Pacific and Far East

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32 h. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla to honour veterans on 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Royal British Legion will be guests of honour at a service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum

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32 h. ago VJ Day 80: 'Forgotten hero' who survived deadly Burma jungles finally recognised

Charlie Richards fought in the jungles of Burma, seeing his best friend die. Now he says this could happen again unless 'lunatics' Putin and Trump bash their heads together and see sense

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32 h. ago VJ Day: Powerful images of 33 'forgotten' war heroes to be honoured by nation

Many of the veterans have never told their story before registering with the Royal British Legion to be part of commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory Over Japan

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34 h. ago King Charles to lead commemorations to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

King Charles to lead commemorations to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day  Reuters

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35 h. ago King Charles to make 'important' speech to entire nation at this exact time tomorrow

King Charles will address the nation from 7.30am tomorrow morning to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, in a special message to the nation, Realms and Commonwealth

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