September 1940: Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002) and King George VI (1895 - 1952) inspect the bomb damage at Buckingham Palace in London after an air raid attack. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
September 1940: Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002) and King George VI (1895 - 1952) inspect the bomb damage at Buckingham Palace in London after an air raid attack. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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21st May 1940: Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002) inspecting members of the Mechanised Transport Corps (Mobile Ambulance Unit) at Buckingham Palace. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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19th June 1940: Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002) visits a convalescing soldier in an emergency hospital. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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British prime minister Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) (centre) with Queen Elizabeth, King George VI (1895 - 1952), Princess Elizabeth (left) and Princess Margaret Rose (1930 - 2002) waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during VE Day celebrations. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)
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