Victory Day Act of Remembrance
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11am
This belongs to
Where
- Soviet War Memorial
- Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park
Lambeth Road, London, SE1 4EQ
Event to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. 9 May is marked annually as Victory Day and is a national holiday in Russia and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries.
Participants in the Act of Remembrance will include: The Mayor of Southwark, Cllr Jeff Hook; The Rt Hon. The Lady Soames, LG, DBE, the youngest daughter of Winston and Clementine Churchill; the Russian Ambassador, HE Yury Fedotov; representatives from other CIS embassies; British and Russian Second World War veterans; standard bearers from UK veterans organisations, and other individuals and organisations.
At least eight Soviet war veterans visiting the UK for 65th anniversary events are expected to attend.
This event is in the past. This is an archive page for reference.