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King addresses nation as four days of national VE Day commemorations and celebrations draw to a close Speaking at celebrations in central London, the King called on Britain to "rededicate ourselves" to the "prevention of conflict". The King addressed the nation live from Horse Guards Parade in...

The King and Churchill's great-great-grandson Alexander Churchill light candles for peace at Westminster Abbey. At noon, the country fell silent to pay its respects to the fallen of World War II. The Archbishop of Canterbury did not attend the service as the Church of England is currently...

I've never met him. When my mother gave birth to me on 25th July 1981 at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester the hospital menus had a picture of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer on their front covers for the upcoming Royal Wedding on 29th July (my mum was 23 years old at the time and very pretty...

Sir David Attenborough, the world famous British naturalist and TV presenter, met the King as they both attended the World Premiere of ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’, in which the veteran broadcaster explores the importance of ocean health for the future of the planet. Attenborough (the...

A-ha - "Take On Me" (1985) Just in case you've never heard it, here is the Norwegian band's 1985 megahit. Did you know that Norway has sent Britain a huge Christmas tree every year since 1947 as a gift to thank Britain for her support for Norway in World War II when she was invaded by the...

A-ha - "The Living Daylights" (1987) The Norwegian band, famous for their 1985 global megahit "Take On Me", performed the theme tune to the 1987 Bond film "The Living Daylights", the first with Timothy Dalton playing Bond, and the 15th Bond movie. The song reached No1 in their native Norway...

Erasure - "Chorus" (1991) The London electropoppers reached No3 in the UK with this in June 1991

I said that Britain "had", by law, to declare war on Germany when she invaded Poland in September 1939. That's not actually true. But had Britain NOT declared war on Germany two days after Germany invaded Poland, starting World War II, then Europe may well be living under Nazi tyranny to this...

Poland didn't have an airforce at the outset of World War II because the Germans destroyed it when they invaded in 1939. The Germans destroyed 70% of Polish aircraft. Also, when Germany invaded Poland, causing the outbreak of the war because Britain had to declare war on Geemany, the Polish...

That's because the Polish pilots, bordering Germany and feeling threatened by the Nazis for several years in the 1930s, had several years of extensive military training in case they should go to war with their German neighbours. Poland's British allies, however, who were bound by law to come to...

I make that mistake at times. None of my grandparents were old enough to serve in World War II - instead they were child evacuees. My maternal grandmother was bullied by the family she was sent to out in the countryside on a farm. However, my great-grandfathers served in WWI. One of them - I...

Yeah. I agree. I'd abseil from a helicopter onto a supermarket roof for that. The mysterious aircraft and men are believed to be either the SAS or SBS training in counter-terrorism at supermarkets and other large buildings. The aircraft seem to be Blue Thunder helicopters used exclusively by...

Mysterious masked men have been seen abseiling from a helicopter nearby a Tesco supermarket in the Wythenshawe area of Manchester. Astounded and mystified people looked on as the men clambered down ropes from a dark blue helicopter. However, it's believed that the mysterious masked men were...

It may be hard to believe, but of the 20,000 Spitfires built during WWII only 257 were lost during the conflict, although Britain lost 1023 planes of various types during the Battle of Britain alone. Maybe that's testament as to how good the planes were for the time.

You wouldn't have been old enough to serve in World War II if you were born in 1945. The war ended 80 years ago. The youngest a vet would be nowadays would be 96 or so.

A Spitfire crashed on Saturday. It's not often we say that nowadays. A horrified eyewitness has recalled the terrifying moment a Spitfire crashed into a farmer's field just hours before VE Day celebrations. A historic Spitfire was seen circling "for a couple of minutes" in West Hythe, Kent, at...

Prince George shines on his first official Royal duty Prince starts his training as the future King The future King's interactions with the World War II veterans greatly pleased his grandfather the King Prince George today didn't put a foot wrong as he undertook his first official Royal...

An amateur cameraman's view of the RAF flypast over London. The RAF flew over Buckingham Palace as the Royals and thousands of others looked on and the world's oldest air force also got to show off some of the aircraft it has to defend Great Britain's airspace

Prince Louis, 4th in line to the Throne, steals VE Day show with cheeky Wills remark, dramatic hair flick & excited antics The prince, 7, copied his older brother Prince George pushing back his fringe and brushed raindrops off his father Prince William's shoulder as the four senior Royals after...

How the 2020s compares to recent decades, courtesy of Sky News Australia...