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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
It was.
As he's a target for Putin, he might be safer staying over here until/if he is able to return home. He could run his country remotely. I believe that our Queen was evacuated during WWII. Maybe he wants to return to boost morale though and not look like he's obtaining a privilege whilst his people suffer.
I wonder how he got here? Surely there are no flights to/from Ukraine at the moment??
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King George VI with his wife(future Queen Mother) remained at Buckingham House during WWII. Our future Queen (Princess Elizabeth aged 13) also remained but was evacuated to Windsor Castle in 1940 so still in Country. On reaching 18 she enrolled in the ATS as a second subaltern in the ATS and was later promoted to Junior Commander, the equivalent of Captain.
She began her training as a mechanic in March 1945 (aged 18). She undertook a driving and vehicle maintenance course at Aldershot, qualifying on April 14. During that time she remained a resident of Windsor Castle and returned there in the evenings.