Royal family watches Red Arrows flypast on Buckingham Palace balcony for VE Day

King Charles III and the royal family gathered to watch a Red Arrows flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) on Monday, 5 May. The planes flew a several-hundred-mile route, beginning at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire and ending in northwest London. Thousands of people lined the Mall in London to watch and celebrate the historic occasion. The royals presented a united front on the balcony, despite renewed tensions between the Palace and Prince Harry over the weekend. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok /   / independent   Instagram /   / the.independent   X (Twitter) /   / independent   Facebook /   / theindependentonline   Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations