The first broadcast speech of Queen Elizabeth (then 14 year old Princess Elizabeth) with her sister Princess Margaret, broadcasting on “Children’s Hour” from Buckingham Palace to the children sent away as evacuees. 1940. [3500 x 2572]

Comments

1. Tried2flytwice

   The history this woman has seen is phenomenal. People really don’t get it, but she’s seen everything from German bombers bombing London to the modern day and its issues. She has watched Britain change dramatically over the decades.

2. panaja17

   “Hey all you cool cats and kittens! It’s Lizzy and Margo asking for your support of Big Kid Rescue for all the kids forced to be kept in the countryside instead of roaming free in London.”

3. kamelen6969

   I always forget how old she really is. Amazing

4. ABobby077

   Why isn’t her older sister (Margaret) Queen, rather than Elizabeth?

5. TurdQueen

   All these posts about Queen Elizabeth really makes me realize we’re nearing the end.

   I really hope she stays healthy through all this.

6. banpeiSF

   https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/childrens-hour–princess-elizabeth/z7wm92p

   If anyone was curious to listen to their speech.

7. SaltireAtheist

   They’re actually at Windsor Castle, no? Where Elizabeth and Margaret stayed for a lot of the War.

8. THEJinx

   I cannot understand why people disrespect her service to the UK.

9. redridder42

   A lot of people never realized how lovely she was in her young years, even at 14……….