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In 1945, 19-year-old Princess Elizabeth joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women's branch of the British Army.
The circle of Elizabeth’s World War II service comes full at Buckingham Palace in May 1945. London is celebrating the end of the war in Europe.
Elizabeth II became Queen after King George VI died in 1952. Her reign began on Feb. 6, 1952, six and a half years after World War II ended in Europe on May 8, 1945, and officially ended on Sept ...
Queen Elizabeth Didn’t Sit Out World War II. A princess during the war, Elizabeth served as a truck driver, auto mechanic … and honorary Colonel. By Kyle Mizokami Published: Sep 09, 2022 5:22 ...
Queen Elizabeth II went nearly 10 years without knowing that royal household ... Blunt confessed to the British royals in 1964 that he was a senior officer for the Russians during World War II. 7.
When picturing how Queen Elizabeth started off her royal morning, one might imagine a full English breakfast, Eggs Benedict ...
During World War II, Earl L. McCorkle from Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, was fighting the Germans while trying to cross the Rhine River. But it was during the Battle at Remagen that he lost his helmet.
World War II soldier's letter to mom finally returns to family after 26 years ...
Queen Elizabeth II might have seemed reserved, but the life of Britain's longest-reigning sovereign was far from quiet. ...
A treasure trove of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing’s scientific papers has sold for more than three times their expected sale price... All after being saved from the shredder. View on euronews ...
Lazzat gave France its first success of the week at Royal Ascot June 21 after several near-misses with a victory in the six-furlong Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1).