POLL OF THE DAY: Do our leaders do enough to remember our World War 2 veterans? (0.6361702127659574)

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POLL OF THE DAY: Do our leaders do enough to remember our World War 2 veterans?

<img src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/as-britain-prepares-to-mark-the-80th-anniversary-of-ve-day-gb-news-asks-its-members-if-our-leaders-do-enough-to-honour-our-worl.png?id=60136446&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0"/> As Britain prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, GB News asks its members if our leaders do enough to honour our World War Two veterans.King Charles is set to lead VE Day celebrations in the UK, which will last for four days.The commemorations will kick-off with a military procession from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace, and end with a concert at the Horse Guard Parade. The King and Queen will be in attendance at many events throughout the four-day period.More than 1,300 members of Britain's armed forces will march through central London from outside parliament to Buckingham Palace on Monday, and they will watched by the King, members of the Royal Family, as well as Prime Minister Keir Starmer and veterans of the conflict.Iconic buildings across the UK will light up from Tuesday evening, including Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street, and the Houses of Parliament.King Charles and Queen Camilla are expected to make an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the military parade on Monday. They will also host a tea party for war veterans, their families and other members of the wartime generation in the palace gardens.Starmer described next week’s commemoration plans as “a moment of national unity” to “salute” the service of Second World War veterans.He will give a reading at Westminster Abbey on Thursday, the actual 80th anniversary. The Royal Family will be in attendance.Only around 70,000 veterans of the “Greatest Generation” are still alive today.The celebration will likely be one of the last chances of many of the veterans who fought in the war to join in on the commemorations held in their honour.Is this a sufficient tribute to the sacrifices the greatest generation made for our freedoms? <h3></h3> <div class="opinary-widget-embed" data-customer="gbnews" data-poll="do-our-leaders-do-enough-to-remember-our-world-war-2-veterans_gbnews"></div> <script async="" src="//widgets.opinary.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

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POLL OF THE DAY: Do our leaders do enough to remember our World War 2 veterans? (0.6361702127659574)

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