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The Documentary: The Queen at War

The Queen at War

15/09/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, The Queen at War

The story of Queen Elizabeth's short but significant military service

Tessa Dunlop tells the story of Queen Elizabeth's short but significant military service. As an 18-year-old, she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, driving and working as a mechanic on army trucks. It was both a time of freedom for the young princess and a propaganda coup for the government. She became both the first female member of the British royal family to serve full-time in the military, and survived to become the last monarch to have served in the Second World War. Dr Dunlop meets ATS veterans who served during the same period and gets behind the wheel of a Bedford 1500, the same lorry driven by Queen Elizabeth.

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