Welsh organisations to fly European flag on VE Day

Welsh organisations to fly European flag on VE Day

Organisations across Wales, including the Welsh Government and county councils, are flying the Council of Europe flag this week for the double celebration of VE Day (May 8) and Europe Day (May 9). This follows a ‘Fly the Flag’ campaign by Wales for Europe in which it contacted all local authorities across Wales. Britain is […]

VE Day 80th Anniversary

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, Leeds Libraries have created a gallery of photographs on Leodis, our online photographic archive, showing how the people of Leeds celebrated both VE and VJ Day. Celebrations on the steps of the Town Hall. Copyright: Yorkshire Post Newspapers. But we feel sure there are more…

The Wales Family at VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebrations

The Princess of Wales chose familiar pieces for today's VE Day 80th anniversary events. The Wales children joined their parents and other Royal Family members for today's military procession and flypast, while Prince George also attended a Buckingham Palace tea party with the adults. It is the first of four days of official celebrations honoring Victory in Europe Day, eighty years ago—more from the BBC's coverage. The occasion commemorates the e…