On May 8, 1945, Queen Elizabeth's father King George VI (who Prince George may be named after) announced via radio that World War II was over in Europe with victory by the Allied Powers.

King George VI. Appearing in front of the Queen Victoria Memorial, and later on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in his Naval uniform, the King was notably not wearing any of his actual medals ...

The uniform worn by the King as he marked the end of the Second World War in Europe reflected what his grandfather George VI wore when he stepped on to the Buckingham Palace balcony on VE Day 80 ...

Eighty years after King George VI marked Victory in Europe Day without adorning his uniform with medals, his grandson, King Charles III, followed suit. At Monday’s VE Day parade in central ...

He elected not to wear medals, reflecting the same choice made by King George VI when he stepped on to the Buckingham Palace balcony on May 8 1945. The Waleses watched the flypast soar above ...

King George VI, in 1945. Joined by other royals, he appeared on the balcony in front of thousands of spectators at the Mall in central London to watch the flyover on Monday as the UK commemorated ...

King George VI, declared the end of World War II. Come 9pm on May 8, Charles will deliver a heartfelt live address to the nation from Horse Guards Parade in London, marking the finale of the ...

The King’s naval No.1 dress uniform reflected the outfit worn by his grandfather George VI on May 8 1945. Members of the royal family (left to right) the Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke of ...

At his Belgrade wedding King George VI, then the Duke of York, had been his best man. Yet when war was declared, Prince Paul was labelled a 'traitor' by premier Winston Churchill and bundled off ...

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