{"id":1962343,"date":"2025-08-15T15:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1962343"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:46:12","slug":"veteran-goes-off-script-to-make-salute-to-his-brave-king-and-leaves-charles-iii-close-to-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/veteran-goes-off-script-to-make-salute-to-his-brave-king-and-leaves-charles-iii-close-to-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran goes &#8221;off script&#8221; to make salute to his &#8221;brave King&#8221; and leaves Charles III close to tears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A veteran has gone \u201doff script\u201d as he offered a salute to King Charles as people gathered to mark the end of World War Two.<\/p>\n<p>Yavar Abbas, 105, had taken to the stage at the National Memorial Arboretum during a service held on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day and was set to read out excerpts from his wartime diary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DDC-OFFICIAL-20250815-275_938-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Captain Yavar Abbas\" class=\"wp-image-213200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DDC-OFFICIAL-20250815-275_938-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DDC-OFFICIAL-20250815-275_938-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DDC-OFFICIAL-20250815-275_938-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DDC-OFFICIAL-20250815-275_938-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DDC-OFFICIAL-20250815-275_938-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DDC-OFFICIAL-20250815-275_938-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Captain Yavar Abbas prepares to speak \u2013 his words moved King Charles to tears<br \/>(Rosie Hallam\/ UK MOD \u00a9 Crown copyright 2025)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He stopped briefly, however, to say he wanted to salute his \u201dbrave king\u201d and thanked King Charles for coming to the service despite his ongoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n<p>His Majesty looked moved to be singled out in such a way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yavar-Abbas-salutes-King-Charles.png\" alt=\"Captain Yavar Abbas salutes King Charles\" class=\"wp-image-213199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yavar-Abbas-salutes-King-Charles.png 734w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yavar-Abbas-salutes-King-Charles-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yavar-Abbas-salutes-King-Charles-360x162.png 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yavar-Abbas-salutes-King-Charles.png\" alt=\"Captain Yavar Abbas salutes King Charles\" class=\"wp-image-213199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yavar-Abbas-salutes-King-Charles.png 734w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yavar-Abbas-salutes-King-Charles-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Yavar-Abbas-salutes-King-Charles-360x162.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Captain Abbas salutes King Charles III (BBC still\/ fair use)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yavar Abbas, who served as a\u00a0captain in the 11th Sikh Regiment of the 14th Army, stood tall and saluted King Charles.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Abbas said \u2018<em>\u2018I make no apology for going briefly off the script to salute my brave King, who is here with his beloved Queen despite the fact that he is under treatment for cancer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll.png\" alt=\"King Charles weeps as a veteran salutes him\" class=\"wp-image-213198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll.png 774w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll-360x162.png 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll.png\" alt=\"King Charles weeps as a veteran salutes him\" class=\"wp-image-213198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll.png 774w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Camillllll-360x162.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Charles tries to contain his tears as Captain Abbas salutes him (BBC still\/ fair use)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>His next words moved King Charles even more as Captain Abbas linked him with his beloved grandfather, King George VI. He said \u201d<em>I salute him for gracing this occasion because by his presence here, he has gone a long way to make sure that his grandad\u2019s army is never given the sobriquet again of a Forgotten Army.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The King appeared to be struggling to hold back tears as this most moving tribute was made.<\/p>\n<p>It came at a National Service of Remembrance which had begun with His Majesty inspecting a Guard of Honour made up of members of the Army, Navy and RAF.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/King-Charles-lays-a-wreath-on-VJ-Day.mp4\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>His Majesty laid a wreath and saluted before Queen Camilla, herself close to tear, laid a beautiful bouquet of brightly coloured flowers and bowed her head.<\/p>\n<p>The service included military tributes as well as readings from veterans and it concluded with a flypast.<\/p>\n<p>Later, The King and Queen met veterans with Her Majesty insisting no one get up to greet her but finding the old soldiers determined to stand to say hello.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles had earlier paid tribute to the sacrifice of millions in an address recorded to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.<\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tbmarker\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A veteran has gone \u201doff script\u201d as he offered a salute to King Charles as people gathered to mark the end of World War Two. 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