Determined to 'do her bit' during the Second World War, Princess Elizabeth signed up for the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) shortly after turning 18. This clip from a 1945 newsreel shows the Princess being visited by the King, Queen and Princess Margaret during her training. You can find the full newsreel on our film collections website: https://bit.ly/4k7pglH Film: IWM NGB 1178 | Imperial War Museum London

Bren carriers filmed negotiating tricky jungle terrain in the Far East during the Second World War. The clip comes from a 1941 British government film titled 'Alert in the Far East'. The film explains the strategic situation of the British Empire in the Far East in the face of "an outside" threat, Japan. You can find the film in full on our film collections website: https://bit.ly/4a5sDGf Film: IWM COI 122 | Imperial War Museum London