The 80th anniversary celebrations of Victory in Europe Day are being staged just days after the duke hit the headlines by speaking to the BBC.

HARRY’S prickly interview dealt a series of jabs to the palace, but three words will have them particularly on edge. The Duke said he believed certain people wanted to see him come to harm

This BBC interview with Prince Harry will become one of those famous moments when television collides with the world of the royals. It was like an emotional avalanche. It began with some stones being kicked over with questions about security and then the interview turned into a spectacular release of what seemed to be a rolling mountain of pent-up frustration and a poignant sense of separation.