How VE Day is being commemorated

• 10:50am: A service in Westminster will see Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle lay a wreath on behalf of the House of Commons. Lord West will lay a wreath on behalf of the Lords
• 11:00am: A national moment of remembrance and a two-minute silence
• 2:45pm: In a special programme on BBC One, extracts from Churchill's victory speech to the nation announcing the end of the war in Europe will be broadcast
• 2:55pm: Solo buglers, trumpeters and cornet players will be invited to play the Last Post from their homes
• 3pm: As Churchill's speech is broadcast, people will be invited to stand up and raise a glass in a national toast, saying: "To those who gave so much, we thank you"
• 8pm: Another BBC One special will feature Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins, actor Adrian Lester and singer Beverley Knight, who will be performing some well-known songs from the 1930s and 40s. The programme will culminate in the nation being invited to sing along to a rendition of wartime classic We'll Meet Again
• 9pm: The Queen's pre-recorded address will be broadcast on BBC One. It will be her second televised message during the coronavirus outbreak after a rare speech to the nation last month
• 9:30pm: Spotlights will light up the sky in Portsmouth to recall the experience of blackouts during the war. The local council says the lights are also to remind people "that lighter times will come again"

Also, the Imperial War Museum has posted a Voices of War soundscape, featuring first-hand accounts of those who witnessed the events of 8 May 1945.  Reflect on the 75th anniversary of VE Day, and then explore contemporary responses to what victory means through six artistic commissions created to mark Victory 75 here.

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