VJ day anniversary - Speech by the Queen
- Title
- VJ day anniversary - Speech by the Queen
- Genre
- Speech
- TX Date
- 20 Aug 1995
- Year of production
- 1995
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- Duration
- 00:00:28
- Description
- The Queen is leading the final celebrations in central London to mark victory in Japan fifty years ago at the end of the Second World War. Thousands of people, young and old, have packed Horse Guards Parade for a Beating the Retreat ceremony. Before the two-minute silence, the Queen gives a short speech.
- Contributors
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Keywords
- London; Anniversary celebrations; Second World War (1939-1945); Japan; VJ Day; Commemorative events
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LBC/IRN, "VJ day anniversary - Speech by the Queen". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0006900516005 (Accessed 25 Apr 2025)