Friday, May 9, 2025

The Kings' Speeches - 1945 and 2025


Grandfather King George VI spoke by radio to all his peoples across the Empire at 9 p.m. on May 8, 1945, V-E Day:




Exactly eighty years later to the minute, grandson King Charles III spoke to a crowd of his people on Horse Guards Parade in London to commemorate the day: 

 

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