Its officially Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) and as part of his speech King Charles has sent a stark message about current global conflicts.Remembering the “service and sacrifice of the wartime generation and what it shows us about the ongoing need for international cooperation” is crucial,

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.

A World War Two special forces veteran says a service to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day will be "a really poignant moment for those of us left". Charlie Richards, 104, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, is one of 33 Far East and Pacific war veterans attending the service at the National Memorial Arboretum.

King Charles has given an update on Duchess Sophie and Prince Edward’s royal duty on Victory over Japan Day.On Friday, August 15, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended a service of remembrance at the Scottish National War Memorial.

The King and Queen have led a two minute silence to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered, bringing the Second World War to an end.

AS the war in Europe ended on VE Day - May 8, 1945 - fighting continued in the Far East and Pacific until August 15, 1945, when Imperial Japan surrendered to Allied Forces on what became known as VJ Day,