1995 Collection

1995 Collection; T19089501 19.8.95 VJ Day celebrations ENGLAND: London: Buckingham Palace: General view of crowds present at celebrations marking end of Second World War with Japan outside the gates of Buckingham Palace surrounding Victoria Monument. Queen Elizabeth II (wearing mauve dress with pink flowers) and Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) arriving walking along in procession with Archbishop of Canterbury Dr George Carey and others. Diana, Princess of Wales (wearing white suit with navy trim) takes her seat with Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) also taking their seats next to her. Behind them Conservative MPs also take their seats, Michael Portillo MP, Michael Howard MP and Michael Hesseltine MP. Veterans present at ceremony. Archbishop of Canterbury addresses gathered crowds and pays tribute to those who fought and those who died. Last post played by buglers. Aerial view of gathered crowd. Queen and Philip with Diana and her sons and Charles in background during minutes silence. Veterans during silence. Lancaster bomber flying overhead trailing red poppies over the Mall. Bomber seen flying over Palace. Close shot of red poppies falling. Poppies falling over flags. Veteran addresses crowd. Children kneeling down gathering up poppies on street. Elderly veteran helped to safety by police and another veteran, he has fainted in the heat. Woman fans herself. Coldstream Guard hands out water to veterans. Queen wanders along line of veterans as chatting to them. Princess Anne and along through crowds. Diana chats to women in crowd. Prime Minister John Major MP (Conservative) and his wife Norma Major along at head of a VIP procession along Mall, followed by Michael Howard and others. Veterans stood chatting. Veterans marching with flags. Queen watching. Duke of Edinburgh with medals on his chest marching along with other veterans in procession. Queen smiling with pride at her husband. General view of parade. Veteran in w...