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First radio broadcast
Princess Elizabeth made her first radio broadcast in October 1940, during the Second World War.
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Driving lessons
Queen Elizabeth learned to drive in 1945, when she joined the women's branch of the British army. She was part of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, of which Winston Churchill's daughter was also a member.
(https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/queen-elizabeth-ii-did-you-know-these-20-unusual-facts-about-our-monarch-48044) -
Military service
Elizabeth became the first member of the royal family to serve in the military. In 1945, she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women's division of the British Army during World War II.
(https://www.spletnik.ru/buzz/monarchy/86108-vse-chto-vy-ne-znali-o-elizavete-ii-30-samykh-interesnykh-faktov.html) -
Wedding
The wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten took place on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom. The groom was a former Greek and Danish prince. Philip had been made Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich on the morning of the wedding.
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Сoronation
She was crowned Queen on 2 June 1953. Her coronation was televised. Millions of people - many of them for the first time - gathered at the television screens to watch Queen Elizabeth II take the oath.
(https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/monarchy/facts-about-the-queen-elizabeth-ii/) -
Arrival to Russia
The visit of Elizabeth II to Russia took place in 1994, and it was her first official visit to our country in the entire history of bilateral relations dating back to 1553. President Boris Yeltsin accompanied the queen when she visited the Bolshoi Theatre, sightseeing in Moscow, and at events in St. Petersburg.
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/10/18/elizabeth-ii-visits-russia-on-wave-of-royal-gossip/0a7e2997-55d3-4400-a49d-1683a8882975/) -
Black tie dinner at the Kremlin
Queen Elizabeth II attended a black tie dinner at the Kremlin hosted by Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
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Event for women
Elizabeth II organized a reception called Women of Achievement. Successful women from business, politics, art and fashion were invited to lunch with the Queen. Among the guests were Twiggy, Kate Moss, JK Rowling and others.
(https://www.spletnik.ru/buzz/monarchy/86108-vse-chto-vy-ne-znali-o-elizavete-ii-30-samykh-interesnykh-faktov.html) -
Diamond wedding anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, in honor of their diamond wedding anniversary (60 years), visit the Broadlands estate in Hampshire, where they went after their marriage in November 1947.
(https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/prince-philip-celebrating-ninety-years/windsor-castle-drawings-gallery/princess-elizabeth-and-the-duke-of-edinburgh-at-broadlands-on-their-honeymoon) -
First Instagram post
The Queen has posted a photo on the official royal family Instagram account for the first time. She was applauded after sharing an image of a letter from 19th century inventor and mathematician Charles Babbage to Prince Albert.
(https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47482845#:~:text=The%20Queen%20has%20posted%20a,Charles%20Babbage%20to%20Prince%20Albert.)