Addressing last night's national concert on Horse Guards Parade, the monarch reminded the world of the VE Day words of his grandfather, King George VI, about the quest for 'lasting peace'.
Tomorrow is the 102nd wedding anniversary of when a young Elizabeth and Prince Albert said 'I do' and emerged from Westminster Abbey as the new Duke and Duchess of York.
Montgomery's 1936 Rolls-Royce carried some of the most iconic high-ranking military figures during the war, including Churchill, President Eisenhower and HM King George VI.
He held many important roles throughout his life, including as an equerry to George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Yet to millions around the world, Edward John Spencer was known simply as 'Di's dad'.
The late Queen Elizabeth II was fiercely anti-smoking - and she had good reason to be. Smoking played a large part in the death of her beloved father King George VI who died of lung cancer in 1952.
On September 13, 1940, a German pilot had been given a simple order: to destroy Buckingham Palace and kill the King and Queen. Should he succeed, it would be a triumph for Adolf Hitler.
The postbox, installed during the reign of George VI, is now set to be removed as snails ate letters, cards and small parcels, devouring the envelopes for their glue.