Queen's Pub Stops: Blizzard Near-Miss & First Visit

0:00On April 7, picture this. Back in 1981, Queen Elizabeth was heading out from a visit to Princess Anne at Gatcome Park when a massive blizzard hit. Her car got totally stuck, blocking the road, and for a hot minute, she nearly ended up crashing above a local pub. Aides scrambled fast, and her protection officer, Detective Inspector Trestrail, worked out a deal to get her up a side exterior staircase to a room, upstairs. A figure she might even have to stay the night there while waiting out the storm. Author Hugo Vickers dropped this gem on a royal podcast, painting a picture of the Queen in such an unexpected spot. Folks still talk about it at the pub, where a plaque marks the wild weather pit stop. Fast forward to 1998, and the Queen made her first official pub visit at the bridge in in Topsham, Devon. She skipped a drink herself, but grabbed the bottle of beer for Prince Philip. Whereas like these show, even the royals face mother nature's curve balls, turning a routine trip into pub lore that sticks around.

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