This week I am posting old family photos that I have been scanning and editing.
Today is a photo of Mum on the left and the Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) when she visited the hospital where Mum worked.
Princess Elizabeth isn't wearing ATS uniform so I suppose it must have been an honorary uniform as royals wear after the war.
In fact David has just discovered that Princess Elizabeth held the honorary commission of Brigadier in the Women's Royal Army Corps between 1949 and 1953 and this is the uniform she is wearing.
I think this photo must have been taken some time between 1949 and 1951
What an honour for your Mum.. and great yo have the photographic.. I got to shake hands with Prince Charles.. In 1971 when he visited the local Steel Mill.. no photographic evidence though..
Fantastic photo of your mum with the future Queen....she must have been top of her job to be singled out fir that! The little girl looks terrified! I presume this is taken at a hospital in the UK Babs?
@pcoulson Ha ha not bragging. Mum was thrilled to meet the future Queen though.
David and I have come across various royals during our RAF years. They came to Cyprus a couple of times (low profile) when the yacht was out there and also we saw various royals when we were at Benson because Queen's Flight was there and the royals boarded their plane there. Princess Anne parked her helicopter on the playing field in front of our house once at Henlow which was a bit rude, ha ha.
@happypat I think Mum was sister tutor at this stage and the hospital is the Montagu in Mexborough. Yes the little girl does look terrified.
@maggiemae @kjarn The little girl does look slightly apprehensive doesn't she.
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I agree the little girl does look terrified.
@pcoulson Ha ha not bragging. Mum was thrilled to meet the future Queen though.
David and I have come across various royals during our RAF years. They came to Cyprus a couple of times (low profile) when the yacht was out there and also we saw various royals when we were at Benson because Queen's Flight was there and the royals boarded their plane there. Princess Anne parked her helicopter on the playing field in front of our house once at Henlow which was a bit rude, ha ha.
@happypat I think Mum was sister tutor at this stage and the hospital is the Montagu in Mexborough. Yes the little girl does look terrified.
Ian