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Care Sector Mourns and Pays Tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The care sector has paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II following the sad news of her death at Balmoral on September 8. The Queen, described as “Elizabeth the Great”, has drawn a wave of reflection and remembrance amongst representatives in the care sector, charities, providers, organisations and Britain’s elderly generation, to express their deep sorrow, and share their own stories about the country’s longest reigning monarch. Queen Elizabeth II remains the only female member of the royal family to have served in the Army. When the then Princess Elizabeth turned 18 in 1944, she insisted upon joining the Army, where she trained as a truck driver and
mechanic. Five months later she was promoted to Junior Commander, which was the equivalent of Captain. Her younger sister Princess Margaret was a Girl Guide and later joined the Sea Rangers. Royal Star & Garter a provider of care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia and was established in 1916 to care for severely disabled young men returning from WWI battlegrounds paid tribute to its Patron, Queen Elizabeth II who became the charity’s Patron in 1953, following the death of her grandmother Queen Mary, and made several visits to the Richmond Home.
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