The Labour government was defeated by the Conservatives in a general election in November (which Elizabeth described as "marvellous" to her mother) and the Governor-General of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Sir Lee Stack, was assassinated three weeks later.
Labour-hallitus hävisi konservatiivipuolueelle marraskuun vaaleissa (minkä Elisabet sanoi olevan "loistavaa" äidilleen) ja Angloegyptiläisen Sudanin kenraalikuvernööri, Sir Lee Stack, salamurhattiin kolme viikkoa myöhemmin.