War Office
HM Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926) when Princess Elizabeth trains as an A.T.S Officer at a Training Centre in Camberley, Surrey Apr 1945
Gelatin silver print | 20.8 x 25.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2002230
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Photograph of Hon. Second Subaltern Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, dressed in overalls as part of her training in the A.T.S., takes the spark plugs out of a car. A large garage with doors is visible in the background.
Princess Elizabeth joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service at her own insistence in 1945, aged 18, as a Subaltern. By the end of the war she had reached the rank of Junior Commander, having completed her course at No. 1 Mechanical Training Centre of the ATS and passed out as a fully qualified driver.
This image was published in 'Queen Elizabeth II A Birthday Souvenir Album' in 2006.Provenance
Acquired from the Central Office of Information
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
20.8 x 25.9 cm (image)
Alternative title(s)
Princess Elizabeth trains as an A.T.S Officer at a Training Centre in Camberley, Surrey
