London, May 2, 2025 (AFP) - UK to launch poignant European 80th VE Day celebrations

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2025-05-02

Britain kicks off four days of events Monday marking 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe, lent extra poignancy by the fading of the "Greatest Generation" and renewed global turbulence. Victory in Europe Day celebrations across the continent will be centred on May 8, the day Nazi Germany surrendered in 1945. The British royal family will help launch joyous festivities on Monday watching a military parade, followed by a tea party for v......

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