King Charles mentions Hiroshima, Nagasaki on 80th anniversary of WWII

Britain's King Charles has referred to the victims of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a message marking 80 years since the Allied victory over Japan and the end of World War Two.

King Charles released the message on Friday ahead of a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary. He paid tribute to British and Allied service personnel who fought in the war. Local media said it is believed to be the most direct reference a British monarch has ever made to the suffering in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.