As crowds begin to line The Mall, one royal family superfan who arrived last night says he is looking forward to "the great moment" of the military procession and the flypast. John Loughrey, dressed fully in royal memorabilia, says he will always remember those who fought for Europe's freedom. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I came here yesterday, quarter late, with my friend Maria.
00:03We're here to see the veterans marching by,
00:07going past the King Charles III and his Queen Camilla,
00:11and we're ever so proud of them for what they've done for us.
00:14And I know it's been sad, it's got to be sad as well,
00:16because a lot of ones didn't make it back home.
00:18And, of course, to see their loved ones.
00:20We will always remember them.
00:22And that's why I'm wearing poppies today on my hat,
00:25and that's why I'm here today to support them
00:27and looking for that great moment
00:29when we see all our Royal Air Force, Navy, Army,
00:33all our Special Services and the SAS,
00:36and also the flyover, the Red Arrows in red, white and blue,
00:42and everyone cheering our veteran soldiers.
00:46And we're all proud of them.
00:48I'm proud to be British.
00:49I just love the processions.
00:50I want to see the veterans.
00:52My son was ex-military, served for 12 years, so, yeah, I'm very proud.
00:58Militarians in our family.
01:00I'm a huge military and royal fan.
01:02I love all the patentry.
01:04And I have family in the military, and I feel very strongly about celebrating the end of the war in Europe.
01:11So, I don't miss any of these events, and I'm certainly not going to miss today.
01:16It's an important day for, you know, the British people.
01:19So, it's here to share it with them and just enjoy it, you know.
01:24Oh, it's the history.
01:25We've got to be involved with it, haven't we?
01:27You know, we've got to be here to make history.
01:29Be ourselves, be family.
01:31And the history that's already been.