Flags For VE Day 80 Commemorations Are Made At JW Plant

LEEDS, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Flags are made at the JW Plant Flag Company ahead of the VE Day 80th anniversary on March 18, 2025 in Leeds, England. JW Plant & Co. Ltd. was founded in 1908 and is one of the most respected and trusted flag manufacturers in the UK. For three generations, the skills and expertise needed to establish a manufacturer of quality have been passed down and developed within this successful family business. Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945. It marked the official surrender of all German military operations. A series of celebrations and commemorations are due to take place across the country to mark the anniversary. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)