One of the oldest surviving veterans of World War II has told the Duchess of Edinburgh about his experience being held as a ...

The War didn't finally end though until 15 August, with the surrender of Japan – known as 'VJ Day', or 'Victory over Japan Day.' 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the original 'VE Day'.

Whilst VE Day marked the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, many thousands of armed forces personnel from across the ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh spoke of her pride today when meeting with a 105-year-old war veteran who survived being torpedoed ...

VE Day often overshadows VJ Day, descendants of Second World War veterans have said during a screening of their wartime letters. Passers-by paused to watch recordings of loved ones’ reading excerpts ...

James ‘Jim’ Wren survived the sinking of HMS Repulse in December 1941 after it was torpedoed in the South China Sea.