commémoration du 8 mai 1945
En France (si vous vous y trouvez confiné) – La situation sanitaire et les mesures de confinement ne permettent malheureusement pas de tenir les cérémonies dans le format habituel (public, porte-drapeaux, représentants d’associations, véterans, présence de troupes, d’écoliers). En revanche, nous sommes tous invités à nous associer à la commémoration en pavoisant les balcons et les fenêtres. Merci de relayer auprès de vous la demande expresse du Président de la République dont l’objectif est de montrer l’attachement de la Nation à la date du 8 mai et aux valeurs de la République, valeurs que tiennent à coeur à tous les membres du Souvenir Francais.
- 10:50 BST – at a service in Westminster, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will lay a wreath on behalf of the Commons. Lord West will lay a wreath on behalf of the Lords
- 11:00 – a national moment of remembrance and a two-minute silence will be held
- 14:45 – in a special programme on BBC One, extracts from Churchill’s victory speech to the nation announcing the end of the war in Europe will be broadcast
- 14:55 – solo buglers, trumpeters and cornet players will be invited to play the Last Post from their homes
- 15:00 – as Churchill’s speech is broadcast, people will be invited to stand up and raise a glass in a national toast, saying: « To those who gave so much, we thank you«
- 20:00 – another BBC One special will feature Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins, actor Adrian Lester and singer Beverley Knight, who will be performing some well-known songs from the 1930s and 40s. The programme will culminate in the nation being invited to sing along to a rendition of wartime classic We’ll Meet Again
- 21:00 –the Queen’s pre-recorded address will be broadcast on BBC One at the exact moment her father, King George VI, gave a radio address 75 years ago. It will be her second televised message during the coronavirus outbreak after a rare speech to the nation last month
- 21:30 – Spotlights will light up the sky in Portsmouth to recall the experience of blackouts during the war. The local council says the lights are also to remind people « that lighter times will come again.