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Historical accuracy of season 6, episode 8, Ritz?

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Season 6, Episode 8, Ritz shows in flashbacks Princess Elizabeth dancing with American soldiers at The Ritz Hotel, London. The Queen's recollections of VE Day do not mention the Ritz.[1] Though this article https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a46126585/real-story-queen-ve-night-out/ contains an account by the Queen’s cousin, Margaret Rhodes, which implies that Princess Elizabeth was among a party that dance the conga at the Ritz Hotel on VE Day. "For some reason, we decided to go in the front door of the Ritz and do the conga," Rhodes recalled. "The Ritz has always been so stuffy and formal – we rather electrified the stuffy individuals inside. I don't think people realised who was among the party – I think they thought it was just a group of drunk young people. I remember old ladies looking faintly shocked. As one congaed through, eyebrows were raised." Corsac Fox Kazakhstan (talk) 14:22, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_-Gs0CIDf0 Corsac Fox Kazakhstan (talk) 08:15, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "The Queen Remembers VE Day 1945", The Way We Were (Interview), interviewed by Godfrey Talbot, BBC Radio 4, 8 May 1985, retrieved 4 April 2024 – via YouTube