King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the Souvenir Service, organized by the Royal British Legion in partnership with the government, at the National Memorial Arboretum.
King Charles led commemorations on Friday for the veterans of the Second World War and those who lived the devastating conflict, welcoming their “courage” while Great Britain marked the 80th anniversary of the VJ day.
The monarch and Camilla were joined by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, other dignitaries and dozens of veterans during a memory service for the victory on Japan day at the Arboretum of the National Memorial in the center of England.
They deposited crowns and floral tributes to the memorial, before participants and others across the country obtained a silence of two minutes at noon.
After the service, the King saw commemorative monuments and met members of VJ associations, including Birma Star Memorial Fund, Chindit Society, prisoners of war from the Far East and children of prisoners of war in the Far East, at the corner of the extreme east of the Arboretum of the National Memorial.
Earlier, in an audio message published before the poignant event, King Charles swore the “service and the sacrifice” of those who “saw the forces of freedom prevail” “will never be forgotten”.
