5 May 2025, 12:47 | Updated: 5 May 2025, 12:59
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The King and Queen were joined by other senior royals to watch the VE day military procession celebrating 80 years since Allied victory in the Second World War.
A military procession of more than 1,000 people is making its way to Buckingham Palace today, as the Royal family – including Kate and William and their children – watches on from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Before the procession arrived, cadets and scouts watching on cheered and waved to the royals from nearby.
The King stood and saluted as the start of the procession reached the Queen Victoria Memorial.
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There was applause from the crowds as the King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, as well as Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, took their seats to watch the military procession arrive at Buckingham Palace.
They have joined other royals and Second World War veterans on the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace to observe military units processing down The Mall from Whitehall.
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were last seen together in public when they attended the Christmas Day church service on the Sandringham Estate.
Prince Louis briefly struggled to gain the attention of his father Prince William, tugging his uniform and tapping his shoulder.
The RAF Red Arrows did a flypast before the Windsors’ arrival, and the royals are expected to host veterans for tea after the parade.
Actor Timothy Spall began the celebrations by reading extracts of then-PM Winston Churchill’s 1945 VE Day victory speech.