Night of Triumph

On VE night, 1945, the then teenage princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret, were allowed to leave the palace incognito and join the parties and festivities with their subjects. The Palace was forced to issue a statement that the episode was without incident; but what if...' Peter Bradshaw takes this nugget of history as the basis for this brilliantly comic crime thriller. Princess Margaret steals a policeman' s hat, and Elizabeth encounters Londo' s criminal underworld. The future Queen must use all her wit and courage to get out of a very sticky situation... With sharp but affectionate humour, this is an enjoyable fictional crime caper and is sure to attract comment.