US EditionQueen appears emotional following 'off script' comments by veteran about King at VJ event
Queen Camilla was moved to tears as 105-year-old veteran Yavar Abbas saluted King Charles' cancer battle during the 80th VJ Day remembrance attended by 33 Far East WWII veterans.
- On Friday, August 15, Queen Camilla was moved to tears at the National Memorial Arboretum during a tribute from a 105-year-old veteran to King Charles. The event marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
- The observance marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, commemorating Japan’s surrender on August 15, 1945, ending World War II.
- During his reading, Abbas paused to say, `Before I read the excerpt, I make due apologies for briefly going off the script to salute my brave King who is here with his beloved Queen in spite of the fact that he's under treatment for cancer`.
- Subsequently, Charles and Camilla shook hands with Abbas, and the king sat down for a brief conversation, sharing a moment after the tribute.
- Amid his ongoing treatment, King Charles III offered a brief health update during his return to public duties after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
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It was a rare public display of emotion from the royal.Getty King Charles and Queen Camilla on August 15, 2025The GistQueen Camilla was visibly emotional after a World War II veteran paid an off-the-cuff tribute to King Charles and his cancer battle.The 105-year-old veteran, Yavar Abbas, saluted Charles, calling him “my brave King” and sharing that he, too, had battled cancer.Charles’s cancer diagnosis was announced in February 2024, and he stil…
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thueringen24.deA 105-year-old veteran gives goose bumps at the VJ Day Memorial celebration. He gives King Charles courage in the fight against cancer.
King Charles and Queen Camilla were moved to tears at a spontaneous moment of veterans and cancer survivors.
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