MPX5121162: At 3pm on 8 May 1945, Prime Minister, Winston Churchill announced that the war in Europe would end at midnight. London erupted into a massive chorus of jubilation and celebration. Mr Churchill was greeted by huge cheering crowds wherever he went and the King was kept busy by a crowd outside Buckingham Palace who made him keep returning to the balcony to receive their accolades. Even his own daughters, escorted by Palace guards, joined the crowd in shouting for the King. All licensing laws in the capital were revoked for the evening and the celebrations went on well into the small hours. Our Picture Shows: Effigy of Hitler is burny in a South London street following the announcement of Victory in Europe following the surrender of Germany May 1945 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5121404: Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie is greeted by Lieutenant General Cunningham, the General Officer in Command of the British Expeditionary Forces, at the place in Addis Ababa as he returns in triumph to the capital of his liberated country during the Second World War, June 1941 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images