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HRH Princess Elizabeth - subsequently Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - 2022) - with a message of sympathy for the nation's children.
Thousands of you in this country have had to leave your homes and be separated from your fathers and mothers. My sister - Margaret Rose - and I feel so much for you, as we know from experience what it means to be away from those we love most of all. To you, living in new surroundings, we send a message of true sympathy; and at the same time we would like to thank the kind people who have welcomed you to their homes in the country.
HRH Princess Elizabeth broadcasts to the nation's children
In October 1940 HRH Princess Elizabeth - the future Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - 2022) - made her first radio broadcast aged 14. It was a message of sympathy to the children of Britain and the Empire.
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