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Second World War veteran who got thousands of cards for birthday dies aged 100

Dougie Shelley received more than 16,000 cards for his 100th birthday in September last year following an appeal.

Evening Standard

The Tasters: a quietly devastating film about the women forced to test Hitler’s food for poison

Director Silvio Soldini’s wartime drama The Tasters is a gripping and deeply affecting film. Inspired by the testimony of Margot Wölk, who claimed in 2012 that she had been forced to taste Adolf Hitler’s food during the second world war, the film examines survival and moral compromise among those caught…

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Queen praises book for teaching children about war generation’s sacrifices

Camilla wrote to author Victoria Panton Bacon after receiving a copy of her book Their Second World War.

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Queen Camilla praises new book helping children understand WWII

Camilla wrote to author Victoria Panton Bacon after receiving a copy of her book ‘Their Second World War’

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Royal Marines line street to pay tribute to Second World War veteran

A church service saw Royal Marines servicemen pay tribute to a veteran who was one of the first to fight the Japanese in the Second World War.

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Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘vast wartime archive’ joins Imperial War Museum collection

The Second World War trove includes more than 600 fan letters as well as the late singer’s personal diary from her 1944 tour of India.

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RAF joins 103rd birthday celebrations for Second World War radar operator

Molly Gillon used sophisticated 360-degree radar technology and directed RAF Spitfire pilots towards Luftwaffe bombers heading to the UK.

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Walkers warned ‘unexploded ordnance’ poses risk in North York Moors

Record summer wildfire exposed debris and caused over 18 explosions of Second World War-era bombs and shells

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King Charles praises bravery in the face of Bondi beach and Manchester synagogue attacks in Christmas message

Charles also celebrated the ‘Second World War values of courage and sacrifice’ in his annual festive address to the nation

The Independent UK

King praises Second World War values in Christmas message

The annual Christmas broadcast is written by the King and is the rare occasion when he does not turn to the Government for advice.

Evening Standard

King hugs Second World War veteran, 105, at Windsor remembrance reception

Yavar Abbas moved the King and Queen to tears earlier this year by thanking the royal couple for attending a VJ Day event despite health issues.

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War veterans welcome ‘comradeship and unity’ at Remembrance service

Around 20 personnel who served during the Second World War were understood to have attended events at the Cenotaph in central London on Sunday.

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King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph

Annual ceremony attended by thousands of veterans, with Prince William and current and former prime ministers among those laying wreaths

The Independent UK

Second World War veterans applauded as nation pays Remembrance Sunday tribute

The King will lead the two-minute silence at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall at 11am.

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Watch live: Remembrance Sunday service led by King Charles at Cenotaph

Watch live from the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Sunday (9 November), marking 80 years since the Second World War ended.

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King set to lead Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph

Around 20 Second World War veterans are expected to attend.

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Harry meets 101-year-old Second World War veteran in Canada

The Duke of Sussex visited the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre in Toronto.

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Second World War veteran celebrates 100th birthday with 16,000 cards

Dougie Shelley, who was on HMS Milne on D-Day, celebrated his birthday at the Royal Naval Association branch in Southend, Essex.

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PM: Battle of Britain anniversary ‘reminds us of values that bind us together’

Sir Keir Starmer will attend a Westminster Abbey service marking 85 years since the Second World War victory.

The Independent UK

Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after bomb unearthed at construction site

Bombs left over from the Second World War are often discovered in Hong Kong

Evening Standard

Second World War munitions hamper moorland blaze firefighters

Firefighters, farmers and gamekeepers have been working together to tackle the blaze on the North York Moors.

The Independent UK

Appeal for 100th birthday cards for Second World War veteran

Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17, served as a seaman gunner and said earlier this year: ‘There’s not many of us left.’

Evening Standard

Last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105

Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank was honoured for courage and dedication during an attack on a German submarine that left him seriously injured.

The Independent UK

Meet the 100-year-old VJ Day hero who witnessed Japan’s Second World War surrender

Reg Draper was a stores assistant on Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York during the Second World War

Evening Standard

Motorbike tribute marks final journey of UK’s oldest Second World War veteran

Donald Rose died aged 110 in July.

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