However, last year it was decided May’s first bank holiday would not take place on the first Monday, but be moved to May 8, also known as VE Day.

The change of date was actually announced in June last year, but this will be the first year it’s tried.

That means the upcoming Monday (May 4), will not be a bank holiday.

Sir Andrew Gregory, chief executive of armed forces charity SSAFA, said it was a “fitting” idea.

He said: “It is our duty to keep the events of the past alive in collective memory, including future generations – this is how we ensure that such a conflict never happens again.

“It is our hope that the nation takes a moment to reflect on the significance of this date, as a milestone that changed the course of history for the whole world.”