Photo: Imperial War Museums
As a young teenager during World War II, Princess Elizabeth wanted to do her part, and became the first female member of the British royal family to enlist in the army. She served as a mechanic in the auto detail, fixing engines, changing tires, and driving ambulances and trucks.
The young queen-to-be was dubbed the “Princess Auto Mechanic,” around the same time that an auto parts dealer was setting up shop on Princess Street in Winnipeg. Today, Princess Auto has 50 locations across the country.
(Click Bait Alert: Okay, this headline was a stretch, even by our lame standards. But after a week that included the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the anniversary of the death of one editor’s grandmother, the tear-filled departure of another’s daughter to university, and the demise of yet another editor’s car on the same day as the passing of the Queen, we figured we should start this week off with a bit of levity. —Your Editorial Team)
