After 70 years, seven months, two days and her entire adult life in service, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the September 8, 2022. The Queen's association with the armed forces was a constant throughout her life. In February 1945, when aged just 19, she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) under the name of Elizabeth Windsor. Having trained at Aldershot, she passed out as a initially with the rank of second subaltern, before being promoted to junior commander five months later.Queen Regnant of 32 sovereign states (15 at the time of her death), her willingness to join in and her closeness to the British military helped endear her to the nation and members of the armed forces. She was to become the constitutional head of the latter following her ascension to the throne at the age of 25.
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