King Charles will celebrate the international effort to bring the Second World War to a close with a recorded address to the Nation, Realms and Commonwealth tomorrow.
He will echo the audio broadcast delivered by his grandfather, King George VI, to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
King Charles will mark VJ Day with a recorded address to the Nation, Realms and Commonwealth
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Along with those who served, the King will also discuss the hardships of Prisoners of War and innocent civilians of occupied lands during the conflict.
He will reflect that their suffering: “Reminds us that war’s true cost extends beyond battlefields, touching every aspect of life”.
Charles will proudly declare that the heroes of VJ Day: “Gave us more than freedom; they left us the example of how it can and must be protected.”
He will also celebrate the collaboration between different nations that achieved victory, finding a common cause “across vast distances, faiths and cultural divides”.
The King will pay tribute to those who served and the innocent civilian of the Eastern theatres of the Second World War
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His Majesty will add this cooperation demonstrated that: “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.”
The King’s recorded address will be broadcast tomorrow morning across the world, to the Nation, Realms and Commonwealth.
His message was recorded earlier this month, in the Morning Room at Clarence House.
VJ Day will be marked across the nation with a number of ceremonies, beginning at dawn with military bagpipers simultaneously performing the lament Battle’s O’er at The Cenotaph, in the Far East section of the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, and at Edinburgh Castle.
His Majesty will also celebrate the international coalition that helped being about victory despite their differences
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King Charles and Queen Camilla will later attend the Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum.
The national service, hosted by the Royal British Legion in partnership with the Government, will be followed by a reception.
Their Majesties will then have the opportunity to meet Second World War veterans.
Ahead of the commemoration, the Duchess of Edinburgh met with James ‘Jim’ Wren, a 105-year-old Royal Marines veteran, at his care home in Salisbury earlier this week.
The King’s message was recorded earlier this month at Clarence House
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Sophie is Patron of the Java Far East Prisoner of War Club 1942, and the engagement comes just days before the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day on Friday.
The Duchess met Mr Wren and his family for a cup of tea to hear about his experiences during the Second World War.
Mr Wren survived the sinking of HMS Repulse in 1941 and was later a Prisoner of War for three and a half years, having been captured whilst escaping from Singapore in February 1942.
