The King and Queen to attend VE Day 80 service
Friday, 25th April 2025
Their Majesties The King and Queen will attend a Service of Thanksgiving for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) at the Abbey on Thursday 8th May at noon. They will be accompanied by TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, HRH The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and HRH The Duke of Kent.
The service, which will honour and pay tribute to the Second World War generation, will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, and will be sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey.
At the start of the service, the Royal Family will join the congregation in a national two-minute silence of reflection and remembrance. His Majesty will lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, followed by The Prince of Wales. The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, will give a reading. After the service, The King and Queen will meet veterans in the congregation and Her Majesty will lead other Members of the Royal Family in laying flowers at the Innocent Victims’ Memorial.
The service will be broadcast live in the UK on BBC One from 10.45am.
