When working in Canada, I had a service manager/ tech support type, whose dad joined the Canadian Army during WW 2...at age 16 in 1942...German descent from Nova Scotia.
Norm's dad ending up making a career of the Army, and 30 plus years later, found himself being 1st Sgt in Ottawa of the Motor Pool that hauled around dignitaries as part of their function.
When anyone from the Royal Family would visit Canada, they alway flew into Montreal and then were driven by Motorcade 110 miles to Ottawa.. ( which I thought was dumb since Ottawa has an airport)...
but Norm was passing on a story of his dad's that once the Queen was visiting Canada, and as 1st Sgt his dad was the limo driver, driving the Royal Family. They have full military and police escort for the Royal Motorcase. They get to Ottawa and they drive thru town slowly, and the route is lined with people who want to get a glimpse of the Queen and wave.
As they are driving along, Queen Elizabeth makes the subtle comment to Prince Charles, that they are driving slow enough she is waving to each person on the street twice.
as the limo driver, Norm's dad makes a hand gesture to the escort vehicle in front of him, to drive faster. Once it is finally seen, the motorcade suddenly kicks up their speed faster and faster.... soon they are going thru Ottawa at 75 mph, sirens blaring, and the RCMP blocking off intersections as the Royal Motorcade passes thru.
For some reason, the hand gesture to move quicker was judged by the young captain in charge of the motorcade, as Her Majesty had to use the Royal Potty....
but as they are flying thru Ottawa the Queen made the comment to Prince Charles, that " NOW this is more like it.."
His dad was quite the character, and some of his stories of chauffeuring the royal family were pretty funny...
