People across the UK have marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Millions of people throughout the country fell silent at 11:00 BST on Friday to remember those who served in World War Two.
Friday marks 75 years since the formal acceptance by Britain and its allies of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender.
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The RAF staged flypasts across the country, with the Red Arrows soaring through the sky above Buckingham Palace and the London Eye, and Typhoon fighter jets flying over Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast
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The Red Arrows were also seen flying over St James’s Park in central London
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Red Arrows flying over Northampton. Events are taking place across the country, but public gatherings have been cancelled because of the pandemic
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Buildings around the country, including No 10, have been decorated in bunting to mark the occasion
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall led a two-minute silence at a memorial near their Balmoral estate in Scotland
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Max Panton, seven, and his five-year-old brother Theo joined the silence wearing their replica RAF Red Arrows uniforms
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Members of the armed forces took part in a service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in central London
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