page_title: Mrs Victor Bruce
section_title: Later life
hierarchical_section_title: Mrs Victor Bruce / Later life
caption_attribution_description: English: Memorial to the Hon Mrs Victor Bruce, Golders Green Crematorium
context_page_description: Mildred Mary Petre was a British record-breaking racing motorist, speedboat racer and aviator in the 1920s and 1930s, and later, successful businesswoman. Commonly referred to as Mrs Victor Bruce, she was also known in contemporary references as Mary Petre Bruce, Mildred Bruce, Mildred Mary Bruce and Mary Victor Bruce.
context_section_description: In April 1974, at age 78, Bruce test-drove a Ford Capri Ghia at 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) at Thruxton circuit. At age 81, after a brief refresher course in flying, she performed a loop in a De Havilland Chipmunk. She died on 21 May 1990, at age 94 and was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in London, where a memorial plaque was installed.
  Bruce was survived by her son, Anthony Easter-Bruce (1920–1997) and one grandson, Michael Easter-Bruce (born 1952).
caption: Memorial to the Hon. Mrs Victor Bruce, Golders Green Crematorium
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