The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 on 2025-05-04 11:11:02.

Original Title: TIL that on 8th May 1945 on “Victory in Europe Day”, the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret secretly slipped out of Buckingham Palace to join London’s jubilant crowds. Queen Elizabeth later described this as “one of the most memorable nights of my life.”