The King, Queen, Sir Keir Starmer and Second World War veterans will be on a platform on the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace.

Members of the Royal Family are later expected to make an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the RAF flypast.

Large crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace in 1945 to catch a glimpse of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.

The young Princess Elizabeth sneaked out into the streets to join the celebrating crowds and later spoke of being swept up in a “tide of happiness and relief”.

Following Queen Elizabeth II’s death in 2022, this year will be the first landmark VE Day commemoration without any of the royals who stood on the balcony that day.

The royal family is hoping to put on a united front without distractions for the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Monday, after a bombshell interview in which Prince Harry claimed his father refuses to speak to him.

ous bank holiday weekend for the royals will end with a grand parade and a flypast as they are joined by veterans and large crowds to commemorate the victory of the UK and its allies in World War 2.

The interview by the Duke of Sussex, which came out after he lost a court ruling related to security arrangements in the UK on Friday, sparked fury from royal circles after he said he doesn’t “know how much longer” King Charles has left to live.

But in a warning which appears directed towards the estranged royal, Buckingham Palace officials hope that “nothing will detract or distract from celebrating with full cheer and proud hearts that precious victory and those brave souls, on this most special and poignant of anniversaries”, the Times reported.

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Six waves of warplanes will roar over central London tomorrow early afternoon, watched on by the royal family in their iconic balcony spot.

The fly past will gather in the area of East Anglia and Essex before flying over London and Buckingham Palace. It will then disperse to the West and North West of London over Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

A Lancaster plane, a WW2-era heavy bomber from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight leading the group, according to the Mirror.

The next wave will see a Voyager and A400M Atlas, the third will be a C-17 Globemaster, before the fourth wave features two P8 Poseidon MRA1 and two Typhoon FGR4.

The fifth will see a Rivet Joint and two F-35B Lightning fly over Buckingham Palace, before nine Hawk of The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team ‘The Red Arrows’ will fly along with a four Typhoon FGR4, concluding the flypast in a cloud of red, white and blue.

At the end of a bank holiday weekend which saw the tumultuous relationship between Buckingham Palace and Prince Harry take another twist, the royals are hoping to put on a united front on Monday.

The King and Queen will both be seen on the balcony to watch the procession march down the Mall before a Red Arrow flypast overhead.

They will be joined by the usual contingent of senior royals, typically including the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence.

Many will hope to see Kate and William’s three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, but there has been no confirmation of whether they will join on the balcony.

As usual, Prince Harry and Prince Andrew - who stepped back from royal duties in 2019 due to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein - will not be in attendance.

Here’s what to expect from Monday’s Victory in Europe commemoration events:

12pm - A short ceremony will take place in Parliament Square, where actor Timothy Spall will read out Sir Winston Churchill’s victory speech to open proceedings. The military procession will be ready to make its way to Buckingham Palace.

12:10pm - The procession will depart from Parliament Square. It will travel along Whitehall and past the Cenotaph, before turning left onto The Mall and finishing at Queen Victoria Memorial.

13:45pm - A Red Arrows flypast will take place, directly over The Mall and Buckingham Palace. Crowds will be allowed onto the Mall following the procession to allow them to watch the flypast from outside the palace.

Welcome to our live coverage of Victory in Europe Day, where we’ll bring you the latest as the royal family leads commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.

We’re expecting grand military parades, rousing speeches, and a Red Arrows flypast, watched on by King Charles and the senior royals.

Street parties will also be dotted across Britain on the bank holiday Monday.

Stay tuned for all the best pictures, videos and moments from tomorrow’s commemorations.