Three days of festivities are being held across the UK to mark the VE Day anniversary.
On each night of the festivities, the Houses of Parliament, St Paul’s Cathedral and Trafalgar Square will be lit with V-shaped lights, mirroring the floodlights that bathed the buildings following victory 70 years ago.
The commemorations will start with a service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall today, marking the anniversary and paying tribute to the millions who lost their lives in the six-year conflict.
More than 100 veterans will watch as senior members of the royal family, politicians and military leaders lay wreaths, and at 3pm the moment Prime Minister Winston Churchill broadcast the news of the German surrender to the nation there will be a national two-minute silence.
Tomrrow, a “thunderclap” of noise will be held as church and cathedral bells throughout the country ring out at 11am in celebration.
In the evening DJ Chris Evans will host a Royal British Legion concert at Horse Guards Parade in London.
Broadcast on BBC 1 and Radio 2, the 1940s-themed Party to Remember will see performances from stars including Alfie Boe, Status Quo, Katherine Jenkins and Dad’s Army’s Ian Lavender.
On Sunday, around 1,000 veterans and their families will join members of the royal family, politicians, members of the armed forces and representatives of the Allied nations and Commonwealth countries that fought alongside Britain for a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey.