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Radio WM,5 mins
Walsall mechanics helped fix her Majesty's car when it broke down: "It was a privilege"
Rakeem OmarAvailable for over a year
About the time car mechanics from a Rolls Royce garage in Wolverhampton helped fix her Majesty's car when it broke down. It was during the Queen's Silver Jubilee tour of the West Midlands back in 1977. Mechanics Fred Budd, Chris Tate and Dean Guest were called to repair the vehicle when it broke down in Walsall.. Bentley and Rolls Royce Technical Expert Chris Tate was only 21 at the time - he is now 66 years old.
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