US EditionVE Day live updates as tributes paid and national silence planned
- A thanksgiving service was held at Westminster Abbey on May 8, 2025, to honor eight decades since Victory in Europe Day, with veterans, members of the royal family, and political figures in attendance.
- The commemoration marked the formal surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, following Hitler’s death and negotiations by Karl Dönitz to end the war in Europe.
- Approximately 78 veterans, including centenarians, joined dignitaries such as the King, Prime Minister, and opposition leaders in observing a two-minute silence and laying wreaths.
- Beacon-Lighting ceremonies took place across southeast England, accompanied by music, speeches, and local tributes, reflecting national gratitude for the sacrifices of wartime generations.
- The events underscored enduring remembrance while acknowledging that VE Day marked the war’s European end, with fighting against Japan continuing until August 1945.
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