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Queen sheds tear as veteran pays tribute to 'brave' King

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August 16, 2025

Queen Camilla was visibly moved at a VJ Day memorial ceremony yesterday as a veteran paid an off-the-cuff tribute to King Charles's ongoing cancer treatment.

- STEPHANIE WAREHAM

Queen sheds tear as veteran pays tribute to 'brave' King

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

The national service of remembrance, held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day yesterday, commemorating the end of the Second World War.

Often overshadowed by VE Day in May 1945, this significant date serves as a poignant reminder for those who served in east Asia, historically labelled “the forgotten army”.

Yavar Abbas, 104, a former captain in the 11th Sikh Regiment, took to the stage. While scheduled to read extracts from his 1945 Burma diaries, Mr Abbas, originally from Lucknow in India, paused his prepared remarks to address the monarch directly.

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