Dame Sheila, who was evacuated as a child during the Second World War, is due to appear at the VE day concert on Thursday.

In a conversation with veteran Douglas Cracknell at Clarence House, Camilla shared her father’s experience of the war.

Zhao Xintong was crowned China’s first world snooker champion after withstanding a stirring comeback from Mark Williams to complete an 18-12 win at the Crucible.

Israel’s military says that it carried out airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeida, a day after the Iranian-backed rebels launched a missile that hit Israel’s main airport.