THE King will host a VE Day bash for 50 World War Two veterans at Buckingham Palace on Bank Holiday Monday.
Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate will attend the tea party — one of thousands of events as Britain starts four days of 80th anniversary celebrations.
GettyKing Charles will host a VE Day tea party for 50 World War Two veterans on Bank Holiday Monday[/caption]
Arthur Edwards / The SunNormandy RAF veteran Alan Kennett, 100, will carry the Torch for Peace during a momentous parade[/caption]
Monday, May 5, will feature a momentous parade by 1,300 service personnel from Parliament Square into Whitehall and along the Mall.
Normandy RAF veteran Alan Kennett, 100, of Lichfield, Staffs, will carry a Torch for Peace. He said: “It’s a huge honour and a privilege.”
The royals will look on from a stand at the Queen Victoria Memorial — and the public can watch from the Mall.
World War Two planes and the Red Arrows will perform a flypast.
Veterans, accompanied by their families and carers, will then have tea with King Charles.
On Thursday, May 8 — VE Day’s anniversary — the royals will attend a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey.
Zoe Ball will then host a TV concert at Horse Guards Parade.
She said: “Our nation went through so much. The bravery and sacrifices of so many for our freedom, we must always remember and this will be a very special night.”
The two-hour show, televised live on the BBC, will include a revival of Dad’s Army.
Dames Joan Collins, Mary Berry and Sheila Hancock will also join in commemorations, while actor Brian Cox will read PM Winston Churchill’s “war is over” speech.
GettyZoe Ball will host a TV concert at Horse Guards Parade[/caption]
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