Commemorations opened with a military procession and flypast watched by WW2 veterans, royals and huge crowds, and ended with tea parties around the country.

Britain's King Charles and other senior royals joined veterans and crowds to watch a grand military parade and flypast at the start of four days of commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day. How are Canadians feeling on election day?

Members of the British royal family — including King Charles, Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, along with their children George, Louis and Charlotte — were pictured ahead of VE Day.