Watch as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hands out cake to veterans at a Downing Street, held outside Downing Street.Starmer was present during the flypast at Buckingham Palace alongside political rival Kemi Badenoch to mark VE (Victory in Europe) Day.
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00:00What she was wearing was what her mother wore, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1945, on that famous balcony.
00:05OK, I'm going to interrupt now across to Downy Tree.
00:07There goes Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, handing out VE Day cakes.
00:27Sir Keir Starmer there, of course, handing out cakes.
00:30With little cocktail stick bunting.
00:32And then Lady Starmer, of course, handing out cakes.
00:35A selection of presently serving and veteran armed forces people there.
00:42Cakes with Sir Keir Starmer.
00:43They would have gone into a lot, a hat, to have got this lucky prize.
00:47And, of course, I think Sir Keir Starmer will be looking on these days of commemoration as something of a break in his own political, how should you put it,
00:56frontline after those local election drubbings last week.
01:02This would be a momentary pause from the everyday body politic.
01:06And I also think Cameron Walker, a break for the king from the royal family dues as well.
01:12Because after that astonishing interview with Prince Harry on Friday, you very much feel they're the top prime minister.
01:18Look, got a wonderful big teapot pouring tea out for veterans.
01:22But Cameron Walker, the king, also will be no doubt grateful for this break from having to talk about Harry.
01:27Yeah, I'm certainly getting the message, I think, that the royal family today were channeling that famous wartime slogan,
01:33keep calm and carry on, following the stresses of Friday, where Prince Harry did that bombshell interview once he lost his appeal over his UK security.
01:43I mean, look, I mean, the king and members of the royal family today were putting on a pretty united front, I think, on that balcony.
01:49It probably was sad in hindsight that Prince Harry wasn't going to be there, having served two tours of Afghanistan.
01:54But, of course, we've had five years of chaos, let's be frank, Martin, when it comes to that particular brother.
02:00So their focus was very much on the veterans and championing the cause of the veterans who served our country and fought for our freedom 80 years plus ago.
02:09I mean, pictures on your screen now of the bunting in Downing Street as Sir Keir Starmer hosts a tea party.
02:15But inside Buckingham Palace, fun facts for you, Martin, the bunting of union flags inside Buckingham Palace.
02:20Mr King ordered it, but it's made out of recycled material from fabrics within the royal household, so bits of old curtains, etc.
02:28That's a nice touch.
02:29Yeah.