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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stephanie Wareham

Queen Camilla wipes away tear as veteran pays tribute to King’s cancer battle

Queen Camilla was visibly moved at a VJ Day memorial ceremony on Friday as a 105-year-old war veteran paid an emotional, unscheduled tribute to King Charles’s ongoing cancer treatment.

The King and Queen joined prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and 33 veterans, aged between 96 and 105, who served in east Asia and the Pacific.

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