VE Day: RAF jets to roar over UK to mark 75th anniversary

Boris Johnson urges nation to unite in tribute as celebrations are adapted owing to Covid-19

RAF jets will roar over Britain to mark the 75^th anniversary of VE Day, as Boris Johnson urged the nation to unite in tribute to the achievement and sacrifice of the wartime generation.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will lead a two-minute silence from Scotland on a day of celebration and commemoration which also includes a national toast", an address by the Queen, and a nationwide sing-a-long of Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again.