The Queen's Big Night Out
The Queen's Big Night Out
The story of the night when the future Queen Elizabeth II slipped out of Buckingham Palace with Princess Margaret to party in secret on the streets of London. It was May 8, 1945 - VE Day - the end of the Second World War in Europe. Seventy years later, eyewitnesses who were with the princesses that evening, including the Queen's cousin and close friend Margaret Rhodes and lady-in-waiting Jean Woodroffe, reveal in detail what happened as the pair joined thousands of revellers celebrating peace
The Queen's Big Night Out airs on Channel 4 at 5:35 PM, Sunday 12 May. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Celine Fitzmaurice
Producer
Alistair Pegg
Executive Producer
Michael Wadding
Director