Following a national two-minute silence, a national service of thanksgiving will commemorate the sacrifices of Second World War veterans and their generation.
The King and Queen will be joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, veterans and others at Westminster Abbey to recognise the milestone.
On May 8 1945 the nation celebrated Victory in Europe (VE) Day with church bells ringing out across the country and people gathering to revel in the end of hostilities, with crowds famously gathering outside Buckingham Palace calling for King George VI.
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