LONDON: Charles the King III on Thursday joined veterans and other members of the royal family at London’s Westminster Abbey for a service to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.Arriving at the abbey, Charles and his eldest son Prince William laid wreaths at the church’s tomb of the unknown warrior.War-time prime minister Winston Churchill‘s 10-year-old great-great-grandson Alexander was due to light a candle of peace during the service, which was preceded by a national two-minute silence.“It feels really amazing that I can represent my family and also the younger generation to know and remember everyone involved in World War II,” the younger Churchill said.Other younger members of the congregation will hand out white roses to veterans.
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The dwindling band of those still intact who served in the war has given these ceremonies an additional drama this year. Charles, who is receiving treatment for an unnamed malignancy, was also accompanied by Queen Camilla, William’s family Princess Catherine, also known as Kate, and other senior members of the royal family. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as well as other politicians and officials, were likewise present at the company. Central London was rife with large crowds of people celebrating the end of the war on May 8, 1945, 80 years earlier. Churchill stated in a radio address to the nation that the day would be” Victory in Europe Day” and that” we may permit ourselves a brief period of rejoicing.” Later that evening, the overdue Queen Elizabeth II, a 19-year-old lady, and her younger sister Margaret were permitted to leave Buckingham Palace and add the joyful crowds incognito. The next significant commemoration of this year’s anniversary events will be the last one to be held, monarchy expert Robert Hazell of University College London told AFP before.” Anyone will still be dead who really served in the Second World War. The four-day celebrations that began on Monday were scheduled to end on Thursday with a musical at London’s Horse Guards Parade, with bars permitted to remain empty two hours later than usual.
