article_snippet.sent: It was a Cinderella moment in reverse,’ says The Hon Margaret Rhodes, 89, first cousin to the Queen and Queen best friend.
article_snippet.sent: It was euphoria at It most euphoric!’ Mrs Rhodes, then young Margaret Elphinstone, was lodging at Buckingham Palace while working as a secretary for the military intelligence service MI6.
article_snippet.sent: That didn’t happen,’ laughs Mrs Rhodes, whose younger self does not feature in the film.
article_snippet.sent: we never encountered anyone offering one a drink,’ insists Mrs Rhodes, the daughter of the 16th Lord Elphinstone.
article_snippet.sent: ‘equerry to Princess Elizabeth’s father, King George VI was deeply disapproving of the whole manoeuvre,’ says Mrs Rhodes.
article_snippet.sent: It was emancipation,’ says Mrs Rhodes.