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.

Millions of people throughout the country fell silent at 11:00 BST on Friday to remember those who served in World War Two.

Friday marks 75 years since the formal acceptance by Britain and its allies of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender.

The RAF staged flypasts across the country, with the Red Arrows soaring through the sky above Buckingham Palace and the London Eye

The RAF, seen here above the Houses of Parliament, also flew Typhoon jets over Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast

Buildings around the country, including No 10, have been decorated in bunting to mark the occasion

Veteran Lou Myers, 93 bows his head at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in central London as he takes part in a national two minute silence

Members of the armed forces took part in a service at the Cenotaph

Max Panton, seven, and his five-year-old brother Theo joined the silence wearing their replica RAF Red Arrows uniforms

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon marks the silence outside St Andrew's House in Edinburgh

Former soldier Ralph Harvey, 89, heads out on VE Day in Redcar, North Yorkshire

Residents of Cambrian Road in Chester dressed up in period costume take part in a socially distanced street party

Residents of Portola Close in Grappenhall, Cheshire, celebrate VE Day in a model tank

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