Even Royalty Did Their Part
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Considering what was at stake in World War II, Allied nations used a wide variety of promotional campaigns to encourage citizens to enlist and buy war bonds to support the war effort.
Indeed, that made then-Princess Elizabeth’s enlistment in the Auxiliary Territorial Service an important symbol of the British public’s mobilization. Although the future queen wasn’t placed anywhere near the front lines, she was trained to maintain and drive the corps’ ambulances.