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The "Land Girls" and "Lumber Jills" who helped keep Britain supplied with food and timber during the Second World War are taking tea with the Queen.
More than 90 veterans will join the monarch - who herself served in the war as No. 230873 Second Subaltern Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of the Auxiliary Territorial Service - in the Buckingham Palace ballroom to reminisce about their experiences
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Alexandra and Princess Michael of Kent will also join them.
The Press Association: 'Land girls' take tea with Queen
They were part of the Women's Land Army that kept Britain in business while their menfolk were away at war.
But few are likely to have heard of the Lumber Jills and their vital contribution to the country's war effort.
Today, however, their stories were finally heard during a tea party thrown by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
More than 90 veterans will join the monarch - who herself served in the war as No. 230873 Second Subaltern Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of the Auxiliary Territorial Service - in the Buckingham Palace ballroom to reminisce about their experiences
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Alexandra and Princess Michael of Kent will also join them.
The Press Association: 'Land girls' take tea with Queen
They were part of the Women's Land Army that kept Britain in business while their menfolk were away at war.
But few are likely to have heard of the Lumber Jills and their vital contribution to the country's war effort.
Today, however, their stories were finally heard during a tea party thrown by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
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