Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died today at the age of 96.  She was preceded in death by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Patron of the Radio Society of Great Britain.

She came of age during World War II, and it’s not surprising that her first public speech was on the radio.  In 1940 at the age of 14, the Princess addressed the children of Britain, especially those who were far away from home, having been evacuated to the countryside or the Empire or to America.

You can hear that speech here:

One of her last addresses was during the early days of the COVID lockdown, when she referred to that speech, and closed with the words of Vera Lynn’s “We’ll Meet Again.”