Photograph of Princess Elizabeth at the No. As a junior officer she underwent mechanical training and qualified as a driver. In early 1945 at the age of 18 she was given this opportunity when she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). She began to undertake public duties in connection with the war, but she also wished to contribute more actively to the war effort.

Use in Scotland, drawn by AGL Samson, Lyon CourtĬourt of the Lord Lyon Princess Elizabethĭuring the Second World War Princess Elizabeth and her sister were often photographed with their parents in order to project an image of stability and fortitude on the Home Front. Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom for Royal Arms of Queen Elizabeth, Consort of King George VI, 1937 Of the Royal Family of Scotland’ by John Brown, 1792Ĭrown copyright, National Records of Scotland, RH16/135 Through her mother’s family, the Bowes-Lyons, Earls of Strathmore, she could trace her ancestry back through generations of Scottish nobility to Sir John Lyon, Thane of Glamis, who married Robert II’s daughter in the fourteenth century.ĭetail from ‘An Historical and Genealogical Tree Through her father King George VI she was directly descended from James VI of Scotland. Her parents shared a common ancestor in Robert II, King of Scots. Her relationship with Scotland and the Scots began in childhood, and deepened during her many private as well as official visits throughout the seven decades of her reign. She was descended from the Royal House of Stewart on both sides of her family. Her Majesty the Queen was bound to Scotland by ties of ancestry, affection and duty.

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