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Balmoral Castle

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by The Earl and Countess of Wessex and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, this morning attended a Service to commemorate the Seventieth Anniversary of Victory over Japan Day.

The service was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, in Trafalgar Square, London WC2.

They were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr Kenneth Olisa), the Reverend Dr Samuel Wells (Vicar) and Mrs Pauline Simpson (Chaplain, Far East Prisoners of War).

After the Service, Her Majesty and Their Royal Highnesses met groups of veterans.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Historic Flights marking the Seventieth Anniversary of Victory over Japan Day.

After watching the fly-past, their Royal Highnesses attended a Drumhead Service on Horse Guards Parade, London SW1. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall subsequently attended a Reception at College Gardens, Westminster Abbey, London SW1.

At the reception they met veterans who had served the Crown in the Far East in the Second World War and who were accompanied to the event by their families.

Buckingham Palace

Today is the Anniversary of the Birthday of The Princess Royal.