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King hugs Second World War veteran, 105, at Windsor remembrance reception

Yavar Abbas moved the King and Queen to tears earlier this year by thanking the royal couple for attending a VJ Day event despite health issues.

Evening Standard

Performative poppy wearing has turned toxic – should we be wearing white poppies instead?

IN FOCUS: As two TV presenters and a politician have already fallen foul of the rabid ‘Where’s your poppy?’ brigade, and actor Mark Rylance has been branded ‘woke’ for donning a symbol of pacifism, Helen Coffey wonders how a simple act of remembrance became so politically charged

The Independent UK

Loose Women star Charlene White defends decision not to wear poppy amid 'racist' backlash

‘The hate, vitriol and racism aimed at me because of my personal decision not to wear a poppy *on air* has begun again,’ the 45-year-old presenter said

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Charlene White defends decision to forgo poppy on Loose Women: ‘Disagreement does not legitimise the abuse’

The TV presenter explained her reasons in an emotional post

The Independent UK

Which side do you wear a poppy on and what are different coloured poppies for?

Remembrance Sunday is fast approaching and it's time to wear your poppy with pride

Woman & Home

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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King and Queen to honour veterans on 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Guests of honour at a service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum on Friday include 33 veterans aged from 96 to 105.

The Independent UK

King to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day with address to the nation

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

Evening Standard

Second World War veteran believed to be Britain’s oldest man dies aged 110

Earlier this year, Donald Rose was presented with the freedom of the borough of Erewash for his bravery in the Second World War

The Independent UK

Britain’s oldest Second World War veteran dies aged 110

Donald Rose is believed to have been Britain’s oldest man.

Evening Standard

Royal British Legion calls on VJ Day veterans to join 80th anniversary

The event will be held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on August 15.

Evening Standard

Veterans including couple married for 74 years guests of honour at VE Day party

Veterans and their families marked 80 years since VE Day at a tea party hosted by the Royal British Legion in Staffordshire on Thursday.

Evening Standard

In Pictures: Nation gives thanks to veterans on the 80th anniversary of VE Day

On May 8 1945, the nation celebrated Victory in Europe, with church bells ringing out to mark the end of the Second World War.

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The Independent UK

100-year-old veteran recalls ‘getting squiffy’ amid VE day celebrations

Tom Berry was a teenager when he joined the Royal Navy as a radio operator on the Tribal-class destroyer HMS Tartar.

Evening Standard

VE Day veteran recalls bumping into his father during Normandy invasion

Mr Kennett, from Lichfield, was 18 years old when he joined the RAF in 1942.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

What is VE day and how will the King and Queen celebrate it?

VE day events will start on Bank Holiday Monday with a procession of 1,300 members of the Armed Forces

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The Independent UK

King and Queen to host palace tea party to celebrate VE Day anniversary

Charles and Camilla will also watch a military procession and flypast with veterans and attend a celebratory concert.

Evening Standard

Veterans recall ‘euphoric’ VE Day celebrations ahead of 80th anniversary

Attendees, aged between 96 and 100, gathered for a tea party at The Ritz to share memories of the historic day.

The Guardian - UK

VE Day 2025: Tower of London poppies to return to mark 80th anniversary

Four days of events planned in Britain to commemorate eight decades since end of second world war in Europe

The Independent UK

Army veteran proposes to girlfriend at Invictus Games in ‘gold medal moment’

James Cairns asked his girlfriend Hannah to marry him at the opening of the Team UK wheelchair basketball in Vancouver.

The Independent UK

Invictus Games’ Team UK hit the ski slopes in last training session

The 2025 Invictus Games, set to begin in Vancouver, Canada, on February 8, will be the first to include winter sports.

The Independent UK

Second World War veterans urged to register for VE Day and VJ Day events

The anniversaries are in May and August this year.

Evening Standard

Kate says she ‘didn’t know’ what 2024 held in store as she hosts carol service

It is the fourth time the Princess of Wales has held her event at Westminster Abbey.

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