CUTS FOR STORY NUMBER 45997 - FISHER - ROLL NO 4 - GV Royal Standard flying & the Union Jack being lowered over House of Parliament. Crowd shots. Arrival of Royal Family. CU newspaper headlines. Various shots procession returns down Whitehall. Monty at Lambeth. PROSSER - ROLL NO 5 Lord Templewood under umbrella. Convoy of diplomats entering Palace Yard in their cars. AV Alexander's car enters. Churchill arrives in car. Eden arrives on foot. Aneurin Bevan arrives on foot. Unidentifiable MP arrives on cycle with umbrella over head. Panning shots of Royal procession arriving. Floodlit buildings.

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Mr Attlee broadcast at midnight the news that victory over Japan was complete. VJ Day coincided with the Royal Opening of Parliament and the King and Queen's drive to Westminster began the two days of celebrations. 速 速 Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace waiting to cheer their sovereign and kept themselves entertained by singing. 速 速 At night floodlighting and bonfires lit up the skies of London and the rejoicing continued.