Procession Route

VE Day 80 Procession Route

Where to Watch the VE Day 80 Procession

Public access to viewing areas along The Mall and Whitehall will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Once these are full people will be directed to official screening sites.

Our tip would be to arrive bright and early and try to bag a spot, on the St James's Park side of The Mall. opposite Marlborough Road.
This will give a good view and have the advantage of access to refreshments and public conveniences in St James's Park.

 

The Fly-Past

The fly-past will include a Voyager transport aircraft, a P8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft, Typhoon and F-35 fighter jets, aircraft from the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and will culminate with the Red Arrows turning the sky over Buckingham Palace red,white and blue.

Red Arrows fly over Buckingham Palace

Getting to VE Day 80 Procession

By Tube
Underground station closest to Parliament Square
Westminster Station - District, Circle or Jubilee lines.
Westminster station is wheelchair accessible

The nearest tube stations to Buckingham Palace are:
Green Park - Piccadilly, Victoria & Jubilee lines - About 10 minutes walk
St James's Park - District & Circle line - About 10 minutes walk
Victoria - District, Circle & Victoria line - About 15 minutes walk

By Train

Nearest, mainline, train station:
London Victoria - About 15 minutes walk

 

Event Dates

Monday, May 5, the four senior royals, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne with her husband Sir Tim Laurence and the Duke of Kent, will join veterans from the Royal British Legion, on the Queen Victoria Memorial, to see the military units processing down The Mall.

The Royal Family will then return to Buckingham Palace to watch the fly-past from the balcony.

Later in the day HM The King, as patron of the Royal British Legion, and Queen will host a tea party for around 50 veterans and people who lived through the war, including British and Commonwealth Armed Forces, Wrens, members of the Special Operations Executive and those who contributed to the war effort on the home front.

May 6 HM Queen Camilla will view a stunning new display of 30,000 ceremonial poppies at the Tower of London

May 8 The Royal Family attend a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey.

King Charles will lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, followed by the Prince of Wales.

Queen Camilla will lead other royals in laying flowers at the Innocent Victims' Memorial outside the Abbey's Westminster Door.

Later that evening the King and Queen will attend a live celebratory concert from Horse Guards Parade, presented by Zoe Ball.

 

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