article_snippet: Celebrations are a victory for the Daily Mail which had highlighted mounting concern that the anniversary risked being overshadowed by the general election.
article_snippet: Above, revellers celebrate the anniversary in 1995 .
article_snippet: Singer Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces’ Sweetheart who will be 98 on Friday, was among those who called on the Government to do more to mark what is likely to be the last major anniversary at which the generation that fought at home and abroad in the Second World War in Europe is able to gather in strength.
article_snippet: Last month David Cameron responded and asked Cabinet minister William Hague to draw up plans for three days of national commemorations, which David Cameron unveiled yesterday.
article_snippet: Then on the Sunday, May 10, a service of thanksgiving will be held at Westminster Abbey, followed by a parade of Armed Forces personnel and veterans from the war.
article_snippet: There will be a flypast of modern and Second World War aircraft and a display of period vehicles in St James’s Park.
article_snippet: Mr Hague said the commemorations would ‘pay fitting tribute’ to the wartime generation.
article_snippet: Eric Goldrein, 94, from Liverpool, who was in Italy with the Royal Artillery when the war ended, said: ‘I’m looking forward to being part of these 70th anniversary celebrations.
article_snippet: Eric Goldrein, 94, from Liverpool, who was in Italy with the Royal Artillery when the war ended celebrated in a field.
article_snippet: The Prime Minister said: ‘VE Day is one of the most pivotal moments in our nation’s proud history.
article_snippet: As a nation, it is vital that we remember the 70th anniversary of this historic day.
article_snippet: The 50th anniversary of VE Day in 1995 saw celebrations across the country, while hundreds of thousands of people assembled in Hyde Park for concerts and ceremonies.
highlights_snippet: Celebrations are victory for the Daily Mail's campaign to commemorate anniversary .