In 1945, 19-year-old Princess Elizabeth joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women's branch of the British Army.

Queen Elizabeth grew from a young princess facing challenges of World War II. She learned lessons that would last her whole life about serving her people. ... On October 18, 1940, ...

A 14-year-old Queen Elizabeth II makes her first radio broadcast on BBC Children's Hour in 1940. Elizabeth and her sister, Princess Margaret, addressed the children of the Commonwealth who had ...

Queen Elizabeth was the first female member of the royal family to serve in uniform during World War II. ... Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth in 1940. Everett/Shutterstock.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has died at 96. The Queen provided comfort to the British people even before she sat on the throne, beginning with her first ever recorded ...

We examine the life of Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, who lived to be 101 years ... the Queen was in Buckingham Palace when it was bombed in September 1940. Following the bombings, the Queen said: ...

He served his first term from 1940, not 1930, and his second term was from 1951 to 1955. It also misstated Queen Elizabeth II's age when she took the throne. She was 25, not 27. Recommended video.

Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's longest-reigning monarch known for her stoicism and strength during an era in which she weathered scandal and tragedy. ... On October 13, 1940, ...

Starting with Elizabeth’s first broadcast in 1940 — a segment on the Children’s Hour directed to young refugees when she was 14 — and continuing through a lifetime’s worth of national ...

1940 at Royal Lodge . ... Queen Elizabeth II was pictured here with her husband Prince Philip and their four children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96. ... She made her first public broadcast in 1940 when she was 14, ...