Island to observe two-minute silence on VE Day

Mon, 04 May 2020

Manx Women’s Land Army meeting the King and Queen on Tynwald Day 1945.

The Isle of Man will join the UK in observing a two-minute silence at 11am on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

This will be an opportunity to remember the immense sacrifices made both on the battlefield and at home that led to victory over Nazi forces in Europe in 1945.

Chief Minister Howard Quayle will deliver a statement of commemoration on behalf of the Government and people of the Isle of Man.

A bugler and a piper will play ‘The Last Post’, ‘Battle’s O’er’ and ‘VE Day 75’ from the summit of Snaefell. The same pieces will be performed at the highest peaks in the UK and hundreds of other locations around the world.