Queen Mother's letter tells of brush with Luftwaffe bombing

[BikerBabe]

A letter has been released from the British royal archives in which Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI and later known as the Queen Mother, describes a brush with death during a Luftwaffe bombing on September 13, 1940.
You can read more here:
Queen Mother's letter tells of brush with Luftwaffe bombing - The Local

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/13/queen-mother-biography-shawcross-luftwaffe

 

[RabidAlien]

Man....direct access to the Royal Library? Wonder what else is hidden in there!

 

[BikerBabe]

Well, if anything is to be judged from other royal families all over the world, there's prolly lots of juicy stuff from recent years, too.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I respect that she refused to leave the city. What elegance and strength.

Excellent post BB!

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Cool post BB.


Wheels

 

[rochie]

I respect that she refused to leave the city. What elegance and strength.

Excellent post BB!

it is open to debate just how much time the royals spent in london during the war VB, from some accounts i've read they spent a lot of time at windsor castle