TIL: During World War II, at her own insistence, an 18-year-old Queen Elizabeth II joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), where she trained as a truck driver and mechanic. She remains the only woman in the royal family to have served in the military.

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TIL: During World War II, at her own insistence, an 18-year-old Queen Elizabeth II joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), where she trained as a truck driver and mechanic. She remains the only woman in the royal family to have served in the military. submitted by /u/McFlash64
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