King Charles reflects on Queen Elizabeth's memories

The King Charles on Thursday delivered a speech to mark exactly 80 years since his grandfather, King George VI, addressed the nation on VE Day, said a statement issued by the Buckingham Palace.

"I do hope your celebrations tonight are almost as joyful, although I rather doubt I shall have the energy to sing until 2am, let alone for that matter to lead you all in a giant conga from here back to Buckingham Palace!,” the king says in clip shared on the official Instagram account on Friday.

The palace said, "During last night’s speech, His Majesty reflected on his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s memories of the day."

The royal family also uploaded the king's in full on our YouTube its  channel on Friday.

In his speech, King Charles said the world had a duty to commit to seeking lasting peace and preventing warfare in a speech to mark the end of four days of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

Following a sombre thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey, Charles and senior royals joined 10,000 guests including veterans for a music concert at Horse Guards Parade near Buckingham Palace as part of events to remember Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender, which took effect on May 8, 1945.