Overview

• King Charles and Queen Camilla joined surviving veterans at a national remembrance service at the National Memorial Arboretum.
• In a pre-recorded message, the King praised those who fought in the Pacific and acknowledged the devastation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• Communities including Barrow, Ulverston, Banbury, Mere, Hunstanton and Cleobury Mortimer held services with wreaths, the Last Post, two-minute silences and evening beacons.
• Westmorland and Furness Council flew VJ Day flags over Barrow, Kendal and Penrith as part of coordinated civic tributes.
• Burma Campaign veteran Trevor Taylor, 100, met the King after the service, sharing a warm conversation with his family present.