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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 08: (L-R) Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and Prime Minister David Cameron prepare to place a wreath during a tribute at the Cenotaph to begin three days of national commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day on May 8, 2015 in London, England. Leaders of the United Kingdom are gathering together after the country went to the polls yesterday and voted to keep Conservative party leader David Cameron as Prime Minister. Great Britain now starts three days of national commemorations of street parties, concerts and other events across the country to remember the end of World War II in Europe. (Photo by Dan Kitwood - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
(02 of26)
(L-R) Outgoing opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, outgoing Liberal Democratic Party leader Nick Clegg and British Prime Minister David Cameron attend a VE Day service of remembrance at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London on May 8, 2015, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
(03 of26)
A Russian woman places carnations on the grave stones of Soviet servicemen killed in Romania, at the Soviet Heroes cemetery in Bucharest, Romania, Friday May 8, 2015, during celebrations of 70 years since the end of WWII. The ceremony, organized by the Russian embassy, was attended by Romanian and Russian war veterans as well as members of the Russian community in Romania.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Sailing boats are floating near the banks of Lake Starnberg, that is covered with a layer of pollen in Starnberg, southern Germany, Friday, May 8, 2015. (Peter Kneffel/dpa via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of26)
BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 8: Keith Harris' coffin is carried from the church during the funeral of ventriloquist Keith Harris at the Sacred Heart RC Church on May 8, 2015 in Blackpool, England. (Photo by Clint Hughes/Getty Images) (credit:Clint Hughes via Getty Images)
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BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 8: Former Coronation Street actor Ken Morley leaves the church during the funeral of ventriloquist Keith Harris at the Sacred Heart RC Church on May 8, 2015 in Blackpool, England. (Photo by Clint Hughes/Getty Images) (credit:Clint Hughes via Getty Images)
(07 of26)
David Cameron, U.K. prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party, delivers his victory speech outside 10 Downing Street following the 2015 general election, in London, U.K., on Friday, May 8, 2015. Cameron is poised to return as U.K. prime minister at the head of majority Conservative government after pulling off a surprise election victory that was helped by a landslide for nationalists in Scotland. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
(08 of26)
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha smile from the steps of 10 Downing Street in London Friday, May 8, 2015, after meeting with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in a traditional formality, where he informed her that he has enough support to form a government. Cameron's Conservative Party swept to power Friday in Britain's Parliamentary General Elections, winning an unexpected majority. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(09 of26)
BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 08: A wax figure of the actor Mark Hamill as the Star Wars character Luke Skywalker is displayed on the occasion of Madame Tussauds Berlin Presents New Star Wars Wax Figures at Madame Tussauds on May 8, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Clemens Bilan/Getty Images) (credit:Clemens Bilan via Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 08: A wax figure of Ewan McGregor as the Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi is displayed on the occasion of Madame Tussauds Berlin Presents New Star Wars Wax Figures at Madame Tussauds on May 8, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Clemens Bilan/Getty Images) (credit:Clemens Bilan via Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 08: A wax figure of the Star Wars character Yoda is displayed on the occasion of Madame Tussauds Berlin Presents New Star Wars Wax Figures at Madame Tussauds on May 8, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Clemens Bilan/Getty Images) (credit:Clemens Bilan via Getty Images)
(12 of26)
The Conservative Party's Craig Mackinlay, right, reacts after winning the count for the South Thanet seat beside, from left, Nigel Farage the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Al Murray a comedian who performs as "The Pub Landlord" at the Winter Gardens in Margate, south east England, Friday, May 8, 2015. British Prime Minister David Cameron appeared poised to remain in power Friday, with early British election results and exit polls indicating his Conservatives had won a resounding victory and will return to 10 Downing Street in a stronger position than before. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(13 of26)
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne arrives at Downing Street in London on May 8, 2015, the day after a general election. Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives looked on course today for a surprise victory in Britain's general election which would redefine the country's future in Europe and herald more austerity cuts. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BEN STANSALL via Getty Images)
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Opposition Labour party leader Ed Miliband (C) and his wife Justine Thornton arrive at Labour party headquarters in London on May 8, 2015, the day after a general election. Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives looked on course Friday for a surprise victory in Britain's general election which would redefine the country's future in Europe and herald more austerity cuts. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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UXBRIDGE, ENGLAND - MAY 08: (Alternate crop of #472458768) Boris Johnson, Conservative candidate for Uxbridge celebrates on stage following his win as he attends the count at Brunel University London on May 8, 2015 in Uxbridge, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to vote for a new government in one of the most closely fought General Elections in recent history. With the result too close to call it is anticipated that there will be no overall clear majority winner and a coalition government will have to be formed once again. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in London with his wife Samantha on May 8, 2015 in London, England. After the United Kingdom went to the polls in a closely fought General Election the Conservative party, led by David Cameron, are expected to be the winning party with support for both the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats falling away throughout the country. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Land Party candidate Deek Jackson (2nd L) gestures as British Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron is declared the winner of the Witney constituency in Oxfordshire in central England, on May 8, 2015, the day after a general election. Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives looked on course Friday for a surprise victory in Britain's general election which would redefine the country's future in Europe and herald more austerity cuts. AFP PHOTO / GEOFF CADDICK (Photo credit should read GEOFF CADDICK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GEOFF CADDICK via Getty Images)
(18 of26)
The Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill trains and will take part in her strongest event after a near two-year absence from competition due to the birth of her son, Reggie. Jess set a British record of 12.54sec for the 100m hurdles at London 2012. (Jessica Ennis-Hill wearing adidas Climachill apparel range) (credit:adidas )
(19 of26)
WITNEY, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Prime Minister David Cameron speaks after winning his constituency declaration on May 8, 2015 in Witney, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to vote for a new government in one of the most closely fought General Elections in recent history. With the result too close to call it is anticipated that there will be no overall clear majority winner and a coalition government will have to be formed once again. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
(20 of26)
Leader of the opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband, waits to hear that he has retained his seat of Doncaster North at the counting centre at Doncaster Racecourse, northern England, on May 8, 2015. Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives are on course to be the biggest party in the next British parliament, according to an exit poll from the general election on Thursday showing them winning far more seats than had been expected. The projected result of 316 seats would beat centre-left Labour on 239 seats, upsetting analyst predictions of a neck-and-neck contest between Cameron and Labour challenger Ed Miliband. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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Newly elected Scottish National Party (SNP) member of parliament, Mhairi Black (R), Britain's youngest member of parliament since 1667, greets Labour candidate Douglas Alexander (L) during the declaration of the general election results for the constituency of Paisley and Renfrewshire South at the Lagoon Leisure Centre, in Paisley, west of Glasgow, Scotland on May 8, 2015. At the age of just 20, Mhairi Black has become Britain's youngest member of parliament since 1667 in a victory which symbolises an expected nationalist landslide in Scotland. Black won a majority of over 5,000 in the election to topple Douglas Alexander, the Labour party's 47-year-old foreign affairs spokesman and campaign chief. AFP PHOTO / LESLEY MARTIN (Photo credit should read LESLEY MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LESLEY MARTIN via Getty Images)
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Russian army officers discuss a situation with a crew member of the new Russian T-14 Armata tank at the Red Square during a preparation for general rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade which will take place at Moscow's Red Square on May 9 to celebrate 70 years after the victory in WWII, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 7, 2015. One of the tanks moving on Red Square suddenly stopped while others drove away. The engine was still rumbling but it wouldnât move. After an attempt to tow it away the T-14 rolled away about 15 minutes later.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Terry Crews jumps in the air as he arrives at An Evening With "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" at Bing Theatre on Thursday, May 7, 2015, in Los Angeles.(Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP) (credit:Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
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The corner of the dead, a santeria arrangement which consists of the Eggun slate and the pot of the dead stands in the home of Cuban santero Dagoberto Bocourt Miranda in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 7, 2015. The Eggun represents a person who was close to the santero in life and who has died. Each santero's house has a dead man's corner where the departed are remembered and sacrifices with the blood of animals are made in their honor. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Colombian actress Sofia Vergara poses with fans holding a Colombian flag after she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, May 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 07: (L-R) Writer/director/producer George Miller, actors Tom Hardy and Mel Gibson attend the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Mad Max: Fury Road' at TCL Chinese Theatre on May 7, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)