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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsQueen Elizabeth II: Leading by example while paying her respects at the grave of the Unkown Warrior
https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/queen/the-queen-makes-her-public-debut-wearing-a-face-mask-as-she-visits-the-grave-of-the-unknown-warrior-152257/
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Queen Elizabeth II: Leading by example while paying her respects at the grave of the Unkown Warrior (Original Post)
lapucelle
Nov 2020
OP
Wouldn't it be an interesting irony if she turned out to be Britain's last WWII survivor...?
First Speaker
Nov 2020
#1
I always thought this queen was the embodiment of class, elegance, and the best of England.
Earthshine2
Nov 2020
#2
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)1. Wouldn't it be an interesting irony if she turned out to be Britain's last WWII survivor...?
canetoad
(17,160 posts)4. She was born within the right date range
1926 - meaning she was 18 (and of age to sign up for service) in 1944. She could probably be pipped by a veteran born in 1927 or early 1928.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,340 posts)5. And sign up she did.
No bone spurs on her.
Earthshine2
(4,011 posts)2. I always thought this queen was the embodiment of class, elegance, and the best of England.
Her progeny, not as much.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)3. I agree. I'm proud to say that I saw her live in London in 1955 during the Changing Of The
Guard. What a time that was!