Prince George's VE Day attendance is ‘important' for future generations to remember the war
The Daily Mirror Royal Editor Russell Myers discusses Prince George's actions during VE Day which are 'very important' to be able to teach the future generations about what happened during World War Two.
'For his biggest royal engagement yet we had Prince George as well who I thought handled himself remarkably well,' Mr Myers told Sky News host Caroline Di Russo.
'It is very, very important you are here, because we need the next generation to understand what happened during the war.'
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