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The real reason two royals were not on the Palace balcony on VE Day - while the King and Queen looked happy and glorious writes CHRISTOPHER WILSON

They stood triumphant on the Buckingham Palace balcony, victors in the long battle that had decimated Europe. The King and Queen, together with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret