The King has vowed that the sacrifices of VJ Day heroes "shall never be forgotten" in a moving address to the nation ahead of the 80 th anniversary on Friday.

Speaking in a pre-recorded message from the Morning Room at Clarence House , the monarch's six-minute speech echoes and references the historic audio broadcast made by Charles's grandfather, King George VI.

The King describes how the heroes of VJ Day "gave us more than freedom; they left us the example of how it can and must be protected", with victory made possible by close collaboration between nations "across vast distances, faiths and cultural divides".

Charles will say this demonstrated how "in times of war and in times of peace, the greatest weapons of all are not the arms you bear but the arms you link".

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