🔍You may have noticed The Queen’s ATS cap on her desk during Her Majesty’s VE Day address this evening.
#DidYouKnow The Queen is the only living Head of State to have served in the Second World War?
#DidYouKnow The Queen is the only living Head of State to have served in the Second World War?
🔧 The Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in 1945 at the age of 18, and trained as a driver and mechanic.
The Queen is the first and only female member of the Royal Family to join the Armed Services as a full-time active member.
The Queen is the first and only female member of the Royal Family to join the Armed Services as a full-time active member.
The Queen held the rank of Second Subaltern on joining the ATS.
Five months later, she was later promoted to Junior Commander, the equivalent of Captain.
📷 These images shows Princess Elizabeth at the No. 1 Mechanical Training Centre of the ATS, in Camberley, Surrey.
Five months later, she was later promoted to Junior Commander, the equivalent of Captain.
📷 These images shows Princess Elizabeth at the No. 1 Mechanical Training Centre of the ATS, in Camberley, Surrey.
“I began to understand the esprit de corps that flourishes in the face of adversity and forges friendships which last a lifetime.”
In 2003, The Queen spoke fondly of her experience in the ATS @I_W_M where she was reunited with the colleagues she trained alongside in 1945.
In 2003, The Queen spoke fondly of her experience in the ATS @I_W_M where she was reunited with the colleagues she trained alongside in 1945.
