King vows sacrifices of VJ Day heroes will ‘never be forgotten’ in historic message to nation
Watch: King Charles’s VJ Day message commemorating 80th anniversary
- King Charles III has marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, vowing that the service and sacrifice of heroes "shall never be forgotten".
- The King's message commemorated the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to Allied forces, ending the Second World War.
- His Majesty made a direct reference to the suffering in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, acknowledging the impact of the nuclear attacks there.
- He said it was right to recognise the effect of the "war's final act" on the people of those cities and the grievous hardships faced by innocent civilian populations in occupied territories.
- Watch the video in full above.