{"id":1961958,"date":"2025-08-15T11:49:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T11:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1961958"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:49:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T11:49:06","slug":"royal-family-honours-wwii-veterans-with-moving-post-on-80-years-of-vj-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-family-honours-wwii-veterans-with-moving-post-on-80-years-of-vj-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Family honours WWII veterans with moving post on 80 years of VJ Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">Royal Family honours WWII veterans with moving post on 80 years of VJ Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the British Royal Family marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, they honour the veterans and heroes who made the victory possible.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, August 15, the Royal Family of the United Kingdom took to its official Instagram account to remember the fighters who fought for the country during the Second World War.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    .ads_between_content{\n    \theight:auto; \n    \twidth:auto;\n    \tclear: both;\n    \ttext-align: center;\n    }\n    .ads_between_content .story_ads{\n    \t\n    }\n    .GS_4.ob-widget .ob_what {\n        top: -10px !important;\n    }\n    \/*@media (max-width:600px){\n    \t.ads_between_content{\n    \t\tfloat:none;\n    \t\tmargin:0px auto;\n    \t\ttext-align: center;\n    \t}\n    }*\/\n    ]]><\/style>\n<p>To commemorate the milestone occasion, Buckingham Palace honours the late heroes with a moving tribute, writing, \u201cThis VJ Day, we remember all those who fought for our freedom over 80 years ago. #VJDay80.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the heartfelt caption, they shared a delightful black-and-white photo from 1945, capturing the public celebrating victory, with a string of V-shaped UK Flags adorning the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVJ DAY 80,\u201d read a text on the snap.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable medium-insert-active\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jang.com.pk\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-08-15\/45141_4523576_vj_updates.jpg\" alt=\"P.C. 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