What VE Day was really like, 80 years on

As VE Day's 80th anniversary approaches, an eyewitness tells Sky News what the atmosphere was really like when World War Two was finally declared over in Europe.

Ruth Bourne, 98, remembers the "electric buzz" among the crowds partying outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day.

She was one of hundreds of thousands of people that swarmed into central London on 8 May 1945 to celebrate in the streets after such a long and gruelling war.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/what-ve-day-was-really-like-80-years-on-13361272

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Post from Sky News on May 04, 2025

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