Princess Anne left in stitches by 99-year-old war veteran's blunt confession
PRINCESS ANNE was left in fits of laughter during a royal engagement carried out via video link ahead of her 70th birthday, a video shows.
Princess Anne speaks to WW2 veteran in honour of VJ Day
Princess Anne was left in stitches during a video chat with 99-year-old veteran Syd Pidgeon. Extracts from their conversation released by Buckingham Palace on Twitter this morning show a delighted Princess Royal listening to the memories of Mr Pidgeon.
The veteran, who served in Burma with the Royal Army Service Corps, confessed to Princess Anne a hope and belief he had prior to joining the Army.
Recalling his main duty on the Far East front, Mr Pidgeon said: "I was mainly supplying the comms, you know by air, dropping the supplies."
Princess Anne asked: "So you were in the aircraft?"
To which the veteran replied: "We were in the aircraft, yeah.
"When I joined the Army, I and another fellow joined with the belief that we would get a motorbike.
"When we got in, we got a three-tonne lorry!"
Following this blunt confession, Princes Anne was left in fits.
She replied: "Well, you should've joined the Signals, then, shouldn't you?
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"You'd have got a motorbike then!"
Princess Anne is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Logistics, the "forming corps" of which have been the Royal Army Service Corps.
The Princess Royal's chat with Mr Pidgeon came ahead of the poignant commemorations held yesterday across the world to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day.
Prince Charles led the country in the commemorations as he attended a service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Joined by the Prime Minister and officials, the Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, listened to veterans recalling their memories of VJ Day.
After holding a two-minute silence, the prince also laid a wreath on behalf of the nation at the Burma To Siam Railway Memorial.
The Queen also marked the anniversary by issuing a personal statement in which she recalled her own feelings of the day.
She wrote: "Those of us who remember the conclusion of the Far East campaign, whether on active service overseas, or waiting for news at home, will never forget the jubilant scenes and overwhelming sense of relief.
But yesterday also marked another key day for the Royal Family - Princess Anne's birthday.
While the Princess Royal is believed to have celebrated her 70th birthday privately at her home at Gatcombe Park, Prince Charles led the celebrations by sharing on Twitter a stunning clip.
The one-minute video featured several pictures of the Princess Royal with Charles, the Queen, Philip and Camilla through the decades.