Charles delivered his address at Horse Guards Parade at 9pm – the exact time King George VI spoke to the nation on May 8 1945.

The event at the Erskine home near Glasgow was reminiscent of the street parties held to celebrate VE Day 80 years ago.

Actor Richard Armitage has described choking up over the testimony of a man orphaned during the Birmingham Blitz ahead of delivering a reading at the VE Day concert, with other famous faces also ...