{"id":87752,"date":"2025-05-09T16:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/87752\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:00:28","slug":"80th-anniversary-of-ve-day-marked-in-britain-xinhua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/87752\/","title":{"rendered":"80th anniversary of VE Day marked in Britain-Xinhua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025050998f3331a4a5947a99033280decc9d312_20250509e10781476d3341a9b71a60f2253566a6.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025050912188562\" data-name=\"20250509e10781476d3341a9b71a60f2253566a6.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s King Charles III (C) and Queen Camilla (L) arrive at Westminster Abbey to attend a service of thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, in London, Britain, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025050998f3331a4a5947a99033280decc9d312_202505091f999ba821ae4b548999cbca977d5fe6.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025050915039956\" data-name=\"202505091f999ba821ae4b548999cbca977d5fe6.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s Prince William (R) and Catherine, Princess of Wales, arrive at Westminster Abbey to attend a service of thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, in London, Britain, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025050998f3331a4a5947a99033280decc9d312_20250509b1e89d3386dd4307b9af823232865b11.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025050910573032\" data-name=\"20250509b1e89d3386dd4307b9af823232865b11.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at Westminster Abbey to attend a service of thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, in London, Britain, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025050998f3331a4a5947a99033280decc9d312_2025050963dae8500fd14787b06346bb57908d9b.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025050911366583\" data-name=\"2025050963dae8500fd14787b06346bb57908d9b.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Westminster Abbey to attend a service of thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, in London, Britain, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025050998f3331a4a5947a99033280decc9d312_202505093b730baaf324434284b5a90ade63b5f2.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025050914100218\" data-name=\"202505093b730baaf324434284b5a90ade63b5f2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) lays flowers following a service of thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025050998f3331a4a5947a99033280decc9d312_20250509d9b93ab2bf45460aa37605689bf57fff.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025050913116527\" data-name=\"20250509d9b93ab2bf45460aa37605689bf57fff.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) arrives at Westminster Abbey to attend a service of thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, in London, Britain, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025050998f3331a4a5947a99033280decc9d312_20250509b2b233a18d5244a291b6201319afe7ba.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025050908737160\" data-name=\"20250509b2b233a18d5244a291b6201319afe7ba.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s Prince Edward (L) and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, leave Westminster Abbey following a service of thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, in London, Britain, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025050998f3331a4a5947a99033280decc9d312_202505091d81c910e40647039e122015bf120c24.jpg\" data-material-id=\"2025050909648894\" data-name=\"202505091d81c910e40647039e122015bf120c24.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) arrives at Westminster Abbey to attend a service of thanksgiving to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, in London, Britain, May 8, 2025. 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