Elizabeth was the first female of the British royal family to become an active duty member of the armed forces.

Queen Elizabeth was the first female of the British royal family to become an active duty member of the armed forces, she serve as a driver and a mechanic.

In 1945, 19-year-old Princess Elizabeth joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women's branch of the British Army. World War II was nearing its end, but Elizabeth was determined to contribute however she could. 

Her father, King George VI, made sure that she wasn't given a special rank purely because of her royal connections, so the future Queen Elizabeth II enlisted as a second subaltern, the equivalent of a second lieutenant. Elizabeth was the first female of the British royal family to become an active duty member of the armed forces.

In March 1945, she began training as a mechanic, and newspapers soon dubbed her "Princess Auto Mechanic." Princess Elizabeth learned how to deconstruct, repair, and rebuild vehicle engines, change tires, and drive everything from trucks to ambulances. As one magazine reported in 1947, "One of her major joys was to get dirt under her nails and grease stains in her hands and display these signs of labor to her friends."

 Throughout her later life, she was often seen driving cars around her estates, and she was even known to diagnose and repair her own engines. Go inside the surprising details about Queen Elizabeth's life during World War II

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