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August 15, 1945. Surrender of Japan, end of World War II
The Duke recalled what happened on the day the Japanese surrendered. He called the surrender a “great relief,” and added the ship moved on to Hong Kong afterwards.
Prince Philip said: “From there, we went on to Hong Kong, and the most extraordinary sensation – we sailed, we suddenly realised we didn’t have to darken ship anymore. We didn’t have to close all the scuttles. We didn’t have to turn the lights out.” He also remembered the ‘most extraordinary sensation’ of rescuing prisoners of war who had been held by the Japanese.
