King Charles echoes his grandfather’s historic VE Day speech as he marks 80th anniversary

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00:00Just 19 years old, described in her diary how she mingled anonymously in the crowds across central London

00:10and, in her own words, walked for miles among them.

00:18The rejoicing continued into the next day when she wrote,

00:22Out in the crowd again, embankment, piccadilly, reigned, so fewer people, conquered into house, sang till 2am, bed at 3am.

00:42Ladies and gentlemen, I do hope your celebrations tonight are almost as joyful,

00:49although I rather doubt I shall have the energy to sing until 2am,

00:56let alone, for that matter, to lead you all in a giant conga.