VE Day on Thursday marked 80 years since the end of The Second World War in Europe.
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00:00It has been a huge week for London as celebrations centred around the city.
00:07The day, or Victory in Europe Day on Thursday, marked 80 years since Germany surrendered on Tuesday 8th May 1945.
00:17This brought an end to the Second World War in Europe and sparked huge celebrations in much of the continent.
00:27This week we've seen army parades across London, attended by the Irish Guards and Ukrainian troops as well.
00:36Thousands of poppies were laid at the Tower of London and of course the event was rounded up with the traditional lighting of a beacon at Tower Bridge, blessed by the Dean of St Paul's.
00:51Thursday also saw a concert celebrating the 80th anniversary of V-Day, celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall.
01:00Abdul Shakur, who came to the UK from Pakistan 20 years ago as a refugee, took part in an exhibition in St Mary's Church, Tower Hamlets,
01:11creating a poster about the British Indian Army where both his uncle and grandfather were involved.
01:20V-Day means a lot for us. It was obviously a pivotal moment for the whole Indian subcontinent.
01:29And I mean, this was a moment of transformation as well, and this was a moment of independence as well.
01:37This was a moment of looking for a new horizons. Most important thing, the finding their own soul, their own way.
01:48And we were proud of fighting with the Allied forces, not in India.
01:55You will be surprised that the major part of the British army fought in Africa, South Asia and Europe,
02:05came from the British, from the British India, present-day India, Pakistan and India.
02:11And 50, more than 60 or 50 percent were like the area where I was born, like in Porto Har.
02:19But V-Day means a lot for us because it is a moment of, you can say, looking for a new horizon.
02:27It is a moment of pride.