Princess Elizabeth Second Subaltern

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/32
Date Released
19 Apr 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Princess Elizabeth Second Subaltern
  2. 2Duke Opens Graving Dock
  3. 3In Memoriam
  4. 4Death of a Nation
  5. *Scotland v England International

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
Princess Elizabeth takes a driving course at a Training Centre where she has been learning to drive and maintain all types of motor vehicles. When the King and Queen and Princess Margaret visit the centre they find the Princess in overalls working on the engine of a Red Cross lorry. After watching other girls at work the King returns and jokingly asks the Princess "Haven’t you got it mended yet?"
Keywords
Royalty; Vehicles
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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