3. She drove a truck during World War II. After months of begging her father to let his heir pitch in, Elizabeth—then an 18-year-old princess—joined the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II. Known as Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor, she donned a pair of coveralls and trained in London as a mechanic and military truck driver. The queen remains the only female member of the royal family to have entered the armed forces and is the only living head of state who served in World War II. And this photo on Guns and Ammo magazine shows her shooting a submachine gun downrange:
I did a bit of googling and found it also posted on the UKTelegraph with more information: It was taken in 1993 at the National Shooting Centre at Bisley, Surrey. another link to the original photo.
Which explains this photo on Instapundit... ha.
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