National commemorations for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day have been confirmed, including plans for King Charles and a service broadcast live on BBC. The King will address the nation on Friday, August 15 along with a national two-minutes silence and a Red Arrows display , Buckingham Palace has announced.

VJ Day on August 15 marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, effectively ending the Second World War . Charles’ pre-recorded audio message will be broadcast on VJ Day ahead of a service of remembrance attended by the King and Queen, Second World War veterans and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

The service, broadcast live by the BBC , will pay tri

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