A great-grandmother who partied outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day says people will "never understand" what the day was like. Margaret Johns, 99, was working as a nurse in London when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies, ending almost six years of conflict in Europe, on 8 May 1945.

Buckingham Palace welcomes veterans after royal flypast as UK celebrates with tea parties - Four-day commemorations marking 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day got underway today

The King and the Royal family watched Second World War airplanes and the Red Arrows fly over Buckingham Palace to mark VE Day. The King and Queen were joined on the balcony by the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children for the overhead display.