article_snippet: Party leaders, senior royals, veterans and organisations whose members played a part in the war effort will gather on May 8 to mark a day of remembrance at the Cenotaph in London.
article_snippet: Crowds cheer and wave outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day in 1945 as the King and Queen appear on the balcony .
article_snippet: Party leaders are expected to gather at the Cenotaph in London during the festivities.
article_snippet: Above, Winston Churchill waves to gathered crowds on May 8 1945 .
article_snippet: They will march past the balcony of the Treasury where Winston Churchill made Winston Churchill famous appearance in front of the crowds on VE Day.