The Princess of Wales shared a heart touching moment today with a military veteran during the VE Day commemorations in London. Princess Kate joined her husband, Prince William and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, at Buckingham Palace to kickstart the week’s long events celebrating the end of the Second World War.
The future Queen was snapped taking her seat next to her family ahead of the military procession. But during the ceremony, Kate was snapped sharing a sweet moment with Royal British Legion Veteran, Bernard Morgan, who was sat next to her, as they both chatted throughout the event. The veteran also appeared to show her some photographs and she took one to give it a closer look.
Prince William’s wife was a vision in burgundy today as she donned a coat dress and colour matching hat for the commemorations.
The royals will shortly appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a flypast by the Red Arrows.
Today, King Charles and Queen Camilla will also attend a special tea party later on in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
The Queen will then visit the iconic ceramic poppy display at the Tower of London, and Thursday will see a special service at Westminster Abbey, followed by a star-studded concert at Horse Guards Parade.
Victory in Europe Day, known as VE Day, is celebrated on May 8 each year to mark the day the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945, but the day will be celebrated by various engagements throughout the week, starting today.
This year’s 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe marks the first major VE Day commemorations to be held in the absence of Queen Elizabeth II.
Elizabeth was meant to publicly lead the 75th anniversary of VE Day in 2020, but the Covid pandemic scuppered plans for widescale in-person national celebrations.
The late Queen had a personal link to the historic celebrations – as a young princess, she secretly joined thousands of revellers as they jubilantly gathered outside Buckingham Palace on the night of May 8 1945.
