She Served In The War Too
You might already know that Elizabeth did her part for the war effort. She served as a second subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service and even went on to reach the junior commander rank. Her attitude was telling of the whole family as well. When the war broke out in 1939, her mother allegedly turned down orders to evacuate. The Insider reported, “The children won’t go without me. I won’t leave without the King. And the King will never leave.”
She Served In The War Too
Where They Were During The War
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret spent the majority of the war stuck at Windsor Castle. Aside from that, their parents stayed in Buckingham Palace in London pretty frequently as well. The Royal Collection Trust said that the latter had been bombed at least nine times over the course of the war. In an Evening Standard article, the Queen Mother was reported as having said, “I’m glad we’ve been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the east end in the face.” At the time, she had been referring to the German attacks on eastern London during the Blitz.
Where They Were During The War
