'If people don't remember them, it diminishes what they had to do'

Name: VE-Day: 'If people don't remember them, it diminishes what they had to do'
Uploaded: 2025-05-07T23:00:28.926Z
Duration: 1 min 42 s
Description: Jill Weggery believes VE-Day is an important reminder of the devastation of war.

Northern Ireland will mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a series of events to commemorate the end of fighting in Europe in World War Two.

The day will have particular significance for Jill Weggery who is visiting Northern Ireland for the first time in the hope of learning more about her mother.

Jill's mother, Castledine Howard from west Yorkshire, joined the Wrens (Women's Royal Navy Service) with her sister - Pearl - four years into the war, when she turned 18.

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