Queen Elizabeth II has passed....
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The Queen once took a royal member of the House of Saud for a scoot out and about in her Range Rover.
She drove. 👍🇬🇧👑🤗
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/when-queen-elizabeth-took-the-saudi-prince-for-a-drive-20220628-p5axf1.html
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Love the story! Bet dude was quaking in his britches...😁
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mrbigbluelight wrote: »The Queen once took a royal member of the House of Saud for a scoot out and about in her Range Rover.
She drove. 👍🇬🇧👑🤗
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/when-queen-elizabeth-took-the-saudi-prince-for-a-drive-20220628-p5axf1.html
Heard about this on NPR on (IIRC) Friday.
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An article about her service during WWII:
"She underwent a six-week auto mechanic training course at Aldershot in Surrey, and by July had risen from the rank of Second Subaltern to Junior Commander. She learned how to deconstruct, repair and rebuild engines and change tires, and learned how to drive every type of machine she worked on, including jeeps, trucks and ambulances. As a 1947 Collier’s magazine article noted of the overalls-clad teen, “One of her major joys was to get dirt under her nails and grease stains in her hands, and display these signs of labor to her friends.”
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As if she wasn't respected before......her respect level just jumped up another notch or three after reading that.
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