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Spectators gather along the Mall, a red-paved avenue in central London leading to Buckingham Palace. Royal enthusiasts have been camping out on the Mall to ensure a good spot to watch festivities marking Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking 70 years on the throne. Four days of celebrations are taking place from Thursday to Sunday. IMAGES
France marks its national day on Wednesday, July 14, after the annual military parade down the Champs-Élysées was cancelled last year due to the threat of Covid-19. The traditional parade on France's national day returns to the Champs-Élysées after a one-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Red Arrows flypast to mark VE Day outside Horse Guards Parade in London. Europe and the United States mark 75 years since the end of World War II on Friday in a sombre mood as the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of elaborate ceremonies even as Berlin declares an exceptional holiday for the first time. IMAGES
'Every soldier deserves a grave' - that's how one Orthodox priest explained his commitment to one of Europe's largest German military cemeteries outside of Germany, located in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. 75,000 Nazi soldiers are buried in Sologubovka, and, despite the atrocities that his father witnessed at the hands of the Nazis, the priest was still able to see the human side of the Nazis and forgive them.
The pageant for Queen Elizabeth II makes its way up the Mall in London en route to Buckingham Palace on the fourth day of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations marking her 70 years on the throne of the United Kingdom. IMAGES
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