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NEW COLLECTIONS - WORLD WAR II
VICTORY IN EUROPE
On May 8th 1945, Victory in Europe was formally announced, marking the end of World War II in Europe and the whole country celebrated . Huge crowds gathered to celebrate VE Day in London including Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square and outside Buckingham Palace, with the BBC on hand to record the party.
In the following days, the festivities continued with the Royal Family visiting the East End of London and attending the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral.
In our latest curated collection, the BBC Photo Archive marks this momentous anniversary by bringing together previously unseen and newly re-digitised, high-quality images.
The VE Day images are part of a series of collections around World War II and the BBC, all six new collections are available now.
World War II : More collections to explore...
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