King Charles and Queen Camilla were moved to tears by a 105-year-old veteran during the Windsor memorial reception.
According to a report from GB NewsMonarch and World War II veteran Yanvar Abbas shared a hug during a veterans’ reception at Windsor Castle.
He gave a surprise speech to the king and queen, thanking them for attending the VJ Day event despite the monarch’s ongoing cancer treatment, and appeared to move the couple to tears.
Abbas had already met King Charles and Queen Camilla at a memorial service in Staffordshire earlier this year.
After his emotional meeting with King Charles, the veteran said: “I told him, ‘We can’t keep meeting like this.'”
“I really wanted to meet him again.
“I have a lot of respect for His Majesty, not only as a monarch, but as a human being.
“It’s wonderful to meet him and know that he’s getting better, because I had cancer and I got rid of it. It’s been 15 years since I got rid of it.”
The palace later shared photos of King Charles with the veterans, saying: “Tonight, on Armistice Day, the King and Queen, along with the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Gloucester, spent time with extraordinary veterans who served in the Second World War in the Pacific.”
It further said: “This year marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which effectively ended World War II.”
