1st Buckingham Palace Company
The 1st Buckingham Palace Company was formed to allow the then Princess Elizabeth to be a Girl Guide. It met for the first time on 9 June 1937. At this meeting, Princess Elizabeth was elected second of the Kingfisher Patrol with Patricia Mountbatten as her Patrol Leader. There were twenty Guides who were made up from children of members of the Royal Household and Palace employees. They met at a summerhouse in the garden. During World War II, the group went into abeyance for a short time, but was re-opened at Windsor in 1942. The Captain of the Company was Violet Synge.
A Brownie Pack was also opened at the same time for Princess Margaret. It had 14 members.
The 1st Buckingham Palace Company was reformed in 1959 for Princess Anne. It was active until 1963.
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