Recalling a first radio address

Princess Elizabeth was not yet queen when she gave her first-ever radio broadcast on October 13, 1940. The 14-year-old was asked by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill to join the BBC’s Children’s Hour program to lift spirits during World War II (1939–1945). Germany had bombed England as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler tried to take control of Europe. In a speech about three minutes long, Elizabeth addressed the thousands of children who had been sent out of the UK for safety, living as far away as Australia and Canada. She and her sister, Margaret, were also sent to a safer location during the war. “To you, living in new surroundings, we send a message of true sympathy,” Elizabeth said. “When peace comes, remember, it will be for us, the children of…

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