VE Day celebrations: The UK marks 75th anniversary
People across the UK have marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Friday marks 75 years since the formal acceptance by Britain and its allies of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender.
PA MediaThe RAF staged flypasts across the country, with the Red Arrows soaring through the sky above Buckingham Palace and the London Eye
Ministry of DefenceThe RAF, seen here above the Houses of Parliament, also flew Typhoon jets over Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast
Getty ImagesBuildings around the country, including No 10, have been decorated in bunting to mark the occasion
Getty ImagesVeteran Lou Myers, 93 bows his head at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in central London as he takes part in a national two minute silence
Getty ImagesMembers of the armed forces took part in a service at the Cenotaph
Getty ImagesMax Panton, seven, and his five-year-old brother Theo joined the silence wearing their replica RAF Red Arrows uniforms
Getty ImagesFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon marks the silence outside St Andrew's House in Edinburgh
Getty ImagesFormer soldier Ralph Harvey, 89, heads out on VE Day in Redcar, North Yorkshire
Getty ImagesResidents of Cambrian Road in Chester dressed up in period costume take part in a socially distanced street party
BBCResidents of Portola Close in Grappenhall, Cheshire, celebrate VE Day in a model tank
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