The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were left tickled pink by stories of Churchill's "secret" birthday message to his son when they chatted to Second World War veterans about their VE Day memories.
Champagne was flowing when William and Kate made a video call on Wednesday to residents of an East Sussex care home to listen to them reminisce about the day the war ended in Europe on May 8, 1945.
The residents had started their VE Day celebrations early and when the royal couple asked what they would do when the Covid-19 outbreak was over, the sprightly group said, hold VC Day - "Victory over coronavirus".
William praised the efforts of the wartime generation, and told them: "Because we can't be together, everyone's still thinking of you all