The Queen as a Mechanic (1945) [Full Resolution]. "Princess Mechanic - Princess Elizabeth Does Her Bit To Aid The War Effort". Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) 2nd Subaltern is seen taking a driving course. Her parents, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) and her sister Princess Margaret come to visit Elizabeth and admire her handywork. |
Princess Elizabeth (now the Queen) and Princess Margaret speak to children across the world during the Second World War. |
An excerpt from a longer documentary film on the young life of Queen Elizabeth II: her childhood during wartime, her courtship and marriage to Phillip and subsequent maternity. |
Assorted archival film and video images of Queen Elizabeth II set to the tune, "God Save the Queen". |
Newsreel footage of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother ),and the young princesses,Elizabeth and Margaret, in front of the cameras at Windsor Castle. |
Princess Elizabeth celebrates her 18th birthday with a pony ride with her younger sister Margaret. |
Rare archive tv and film footage of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 - a rare occasion when Parry's anthem 'I was glad' includes the chant of 'vivat regina'. NOTE: this clip starts in black and white and moves into colour. |
