Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 1

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Common fc f- i' The cheering was solid! manr woman and child was v4 ing and waving a red white ai blue emblem as the Royal Family stood quietly for a minute surveying the- packed throng XXThen the: Prime Minister ont entered' the -House of president Truman In his 1 broadcast to-day proclaiming complete andunconditional victory! in -'Europe warned' Japan she could expect nothing but complete destruction unless she also surrendered To-day was the 61st birthday Vi'-f 7 Evening Staadard Reporter A A cheering laughing band-playing 'crowd 7 has i blackened Whitehall jammed Parliament-street and Parliament-square and decorated monuments and vantage points with eager people There is a great noise RAF aircraft swooping overhead add to the din the bells of St and Westminster Abbey peal otit a dual chime Big Ben begins tq chime 1 Commons at 330 this afternoon the whole House rose to cheer him loudly CROWD WENT MAD HEARTFELT Mral Eisenhower hassent ehis reply to the message he om the King: I I ask permission to express your Majesty my heartfelt titude for the generosity of I The Prime Minister took his seat nomenVand renewed cheer- a moment Thia-is a solemn but glorious ne said for ing broke out -as he rose to say I have had the' duty of making My Only wish 4s that Franklin Roosevelt had Jived to witness an official statement to the nation Co and the British Empire and Com fiur recent message I will be published at once the entire Sommand so that Allied FOrce mSy have his two daughtersstepon to ffie Palace balcony 77 monwealth and-1 thought it might be convenient to the House if I Then the Queqn raised her (loved hand and with the charm- ng smile for which she is famous turned to the King and said some- thing to him He too smiled 7 He too wavedand then the whole Royal Family was waving and smiling while the crowd below went mad They sang all the way from the -Palace to Admiralty Arch: a jolly good Even the King thought it was time to return into the Palace the Queen half turned backhand gave a final wave to the crowd crowd is- stilled! A voice begins tq speak through the many loudspeakers 7 pression of your approval and that your special sentiments repeated it here A deafening cheer greeted th end of Mr Churchill messag message QUEEN CHATTED The first glimpse the crowd had of the Royal Family was when the ay be conveyed promptly to fur own forces The voioe is heard 1 In 'silence Yonly broken only once by one1 grand this day General' Elsenhower Informs me that the forces of Germany have surrendered to tne United Nations The flags of freedom fly over all Europe Our blows will continue- until the'Japanese lay down their arms in unconditional to the Advance Britannia long live the cause freedom God save the cheer at the name of Russia -The voice ceases and the- cheers again London has heard the man Sweden sends 1-7 Gratjtude who made victory possible tell 'them officially that the war in Quisling back Queen who wore torquoise blue with a hat to match was seen standing beyond the balcony door with her back to it chatting to the King She turned and stepped out A roar of welcome went up The King smiling came from behind her and stepped to her left He was in naval uniform and was followed by Princess Margaret Rose in powder blue es Mr Churchill voiced-an expression of deep gratitude to the House of Commons which has And meanwhile' in Pari men -square the crowd sang God Save the King every head was bared Then the crowd patiently for Mr Church! make his journey from Do Street to the Houses hr proved itself the strongest I The 'Evening Standard 1- Will Ka fiiiklhshaJ fAHniiAaiv! 'knl not be published but Europe is over And as the crowd around the Houses of Parliament cheers the Prime Minister it-is picked up and echoed by 30000 patient people outside and near Buckingham Palace as the King and and mm rf ww dun Quisling the Norwegian Jeader to-day tried to Cross I Vorwegiaif border into Sweden tl American broadcast from Kholnvaid this afternoon waa tupted back ion Jforiwaging war that has ever beefl in the whole of our long 1 1 in irnnar to-morfew will appear as usual on Thursday I I1 1 1 JJL T-firT" I I 4-S -c: "teSifrawai 7 sr-fcaokSUAwg ir.