Queen 'danced the conga' with public in 1945 says hosts

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Speaking to the Royally Obsessed podcast, co-host Roberta Fiorito explored the story of how a young Queen Elizabeth, then Princess Elizabeth, and her sister the late Princess Margaret “broke out” of Buckingham Palace on a number of occasions during celebrations for Victory in Japan Day and Victory in Europe Day respectively. But the host highlighted how on VJ Day the Queen reportedly “danced the conga” with the public as she dressed in “disguise” to soak up the “memorable” nights.

Ms Fiorito said: “We know that VE Day May 1945 was a moment that the Queen described as one of the most exciting nights of her life.

“She was then 19-year old Princess Elizabeth and her sister, 14 year old Princess Margaret.”

The host said how the royal sisters “disguised themselves as members of the public” as they left Buckingham Palace to mingle with the crowds celebrating the end of World War 2 and their victory over Germany.

But the host claimed this was not the only time the sisters did such a thing during wartime.

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The podcast host said: “The sisters repeated this break out when they went incognito the following evening and also on the night of and the night after VJ Day [Victory in Japan] on August 15 and 16 1945.”

Ms Fiorito added how the Queen herself told a PBS documentary on the 75th anniversary of VE Day that the event was “one of the most memorable nights of her life”.

The royal expert added how the teenage royals left the Palace that night in a group of “sixteen” people which included “guards”, “ladies in waiting”.

They were also joined by “the King’s equerry Peter Townsend” who was known to have had a relationship with Princess Margaret years later. 

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And in a wonderful anecdote from the evening, Fiorito said how the Queen and the group “danced the conga at Picadilly an St James’ Street” and “crammed in among the public” to join in the celebrations.

Speaking on the PBS documentary which marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the Queen recalled the day she snuck out of Buckingham Palace to join the crowds.

Her Majesty said: “I remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down Whitehall.

“All of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief!”

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After nearly six years of war Germany officially surrendered on May 7 1945.

The unconditional surrender came after Adolf Hitler took his own life on April 30 as the Allies surrounded Berlin and was authorised by his successor Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz.

The announcement that the war was over was broadcast across the radio to the British people on the evening of May 7 as it was announced that VE Day would be a national holiday and would take place the next day on May 8. While Victory in Japan Day came on August 15 1945 which marked the official end of World War Two.

The British public took to the streets up and down the country to celebrate the end of the war with street parties and music.

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