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- Defence Secretary Ben Wallace lays a wreath at the Centotaph, Whitehall, London, to mark VJ Day. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor/PA Images via Getty Images)
- Veterans arrive to attend a national service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, central England on August 15, 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
- Veterans arrive to attend a national service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, central England on August 15, 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
- A wreath laid by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace at the Centotaph, Whitehall, London, to mark VJ Day. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor/PA Images via Getty Images)
- The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrive to attend the national service of remembrance marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire.
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to attend the national service of remembrance marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire.
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with Jane Elgey, nee Reid, who was in Singapore when it fell, and her daughter Glynis Elgey, at the national service of remembrance marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire.
- RETANSMITTED CORRECTING SURNAME AS THE TWO SISTERS PREFER TO USE THEIR MAIDEN NAME RATHER THAN THER MARRIED NAMES Patricia (left) and Jean Owtram, the last living sisters to have both signed the Official Secrets Act in Second World War, unveil their portrait by Dan Llywelyn Hall, in west London, ahead of VJ Day.
- A war veteran salutes to pay respects to the worshippers at Yasukuni Shrine Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Tokyo. Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
- Visitors in Japanese Imperial army and navy uniforms walk near Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's war dead, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Tokyo. Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a memorial service marking the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. Naruhito pledged to reflect on the war's events and expressed hope that the tragedy would never be repeated. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe carries a bouquet of flowers to offer at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery for unidentified remains of the nation's war dead in Tokyo Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. Japan on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito expressing “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions at a somber annual ceremony curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. (Masanori Kumagai/Kyodo News via AP)
- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wearing face masks, attend a memorial service marking the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. Naruhito pledged to reflect on the war's events and expressed hope that the tragedy would never be repeated. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wearing face masks attend a memorial service marking the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. Naruhito expressed “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions at a somber annual ceremony curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
- Attendees sit in socially distanced chairs during a memorial service marking the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. Japan on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, with Emperor Naruhito expressing “deep remorse��� over his country’s wartime actions at a somber annual ceremony curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo News via AP)