King Charles and Queen Camilla will lead the nation in "celebrating, commemorating and giving thanks to the wartime generation whose selfless devotion, duty and service should stand as an enduring example to us all - and must never be forgotten", a Palace aide said. This year's VE Day commemorations are the first to take place without any of the royals who were present 80 years ago.

Events begin on Monday with a military procession through central London after which members of the Royal Family will appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony. On Monday, the King and Queen, together with Members of the Royal Family and the Prime Minister, will join Second World War veterans to watch a military procession and flypast.

Those present on the balcony this year will watch the traditional Red Arrows flypast.

The King and Queen will later host a Tea Party for veterans and members of the Second World War generation at Buckingham Palace. This will include British and Commonwealth Armed Forces veterans, WRENs, Special Operations Executives and those who contributed to the war effort on the home front, accompanied by their families and carers.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence and The Duke of Kent will join Their Majesties and the Prime Minister, meeting veterans during the reception.

May 8, 1945, is a day etched in the memory of many, and was the day near the end of World War Two when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe stopped. On this day, Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio at 3pm that the war in Europe had ended, after Germany's surrender the day before. 2025 will mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, with the Royal Family conducting various engagements across the country.

Later this week, the Royal Family will attend a series of engagements. On May 6, the Queen will view a new display of ceramic poppies at The Tower of London.

The Tower of London will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with a display of nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies from the 2014 commemorative art installation, 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red'.

In the evening of 7 May, an anniversary concert will take place in Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster. It will mark 80 years since a newsflash told the nation that the next day would be known as Victory Day.

On May 8, events planned to mark VE Day itself will kick off with a service in Westminster Abbey, with 1,800 people invited to attend including the King and Queen, veterans, politicians and charities. At midday, a two minutes silence will be held across all UK government buildings and departments, with other organisations invited to follow suit.