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Veterans will rightly be at the heart of our commemorations and the Government are honoured to be working with the Royal British Legion and other partners to bring this to life. Indeed, to prepare for these events we are launching our Letters to Loved Ones initiative to encourage schoolchildren and family members to explore their family histories, looking for old letters and artefacts to help them learn about life during wartime and share them on our website. This will come together at a joint event at the Imperial War Museum North with the National Theatre. To inspire young people to learn about what life was like during wartime Britain, we are announcing Our Shared Story, bringing together a range of educational resources, including materials for schools from the Royal British Legion, called I’ll Remember. “The Next Morning” will be a brand new National Theatre production written by award-winning screenwriter and playwright James Graham, which will focus on the hopes, dreams and ambitions of young people after the Second World War. An immersive augmented reality experience will bring moments from VE Day to life.