King Charles III of Great Britain and Queen Camilla attended the 80th anniversary commemoration VJ Day in Britain on Friday.
The event which was held at National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire had in attendance Prime Minister Keir Starter, Kemi Badenoch leader of the conservative party and other dignitaries.
The Ceremony involved a two minute silence at 12:00 BST to honour those who fell in the war, laying of wreaths by the British monarch and his Queen, and moving tributes by war veterans.
King paid tribute to those who fought and died in Asia and the Pacific, saying they will "never be forgotten”.
“VJ Day”, or Victory over Japan Day, is marked each year on 15 August - the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces and World War Two ended.
Two separate ceremonies were held in Glasgow, Scotland and Lagan Valley in Northern Island also to commemorate the event.
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Meanwhile in Japan, events are being held to mark the 80th anniversary of its defeat at the end of World War Two.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed the importance of "peace" amid global conflicts at a government ceremony in Tokyo.
"The remorse and lessons from that war should once again be engraved deeply in our hearts," he said.
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