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Re: Brexit shock as UK PM asks Queen to suspend Parliament: Live updates
« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2019, 04:30:41 am »
Queen Mum can remember the Blitz.
Not to be revealing a Lady's age, but...Queen Elizabeth was a mechanic during the war:



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Re: Brexit shock as UK PM asks Queen to suspend Parliament: Live updates
« Reply #26 on: August 29, 2019, 12:00:39 pm »
Not to be revealing a Lady's age, but...Queen Elizabeth was a mechanic during the war:
Her offspring may be a half bubble off, but I certainly can respect what she's done over these decades.
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