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Originally Posted by Nothing But Net
When I was in London exactly one year ago I could have braved the crowds (200000 or more I heard) and seen the lot on the balcony at Buckingham, but me Mum and Auntie wouldn't go.
It was a military commemoration of some sort with a flyover of WW2 era planes.
We saw those from our hotel window.
What was that, Cyclefrance?
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I think it was to do with the WW2 VE (Victory in Europe) and VJ (Victory in Japan) day 60th anniversary celebrations. The official commemoration day was set to fall between the two actual dates of the real events - and July was the chosen month. There was a lot going on including a concert in Hyde Park (I think) with songs from the war years, big bands (Glenn Miller sound), and speeches, as well as the fly-past over London and Buckingham Palace...