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  • Street-parties such as this one in Caernarfon were held throughout Wales in May 1945 to celebrate the victory of the Allies in Europe.
VE Day celebrations at Upper Maes Barcer, Caernarfon, 1945
  • At the end of the First World War, this laurel wreath - a sign of victory - was thrown into an open carriage where the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, was sitting alongside King George V. The carriage was driven through the cheering crowds in London following Lloyd George's return to the country after signing the Versailles Peace Treaty.
Laurel wreath and First World War Peace Treaty, 1918
V.E day party at rear of Mrs Antoniazzi's shop in Trallwn, Pontypridd, 1945
V.E. Day parade through Taff Street, Pontypridd, 1945
Souvenir Programme of Peace Celebrations, County Borough of Newport, August 1945 [front cover, image 1 of 6]