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FILE - Britain's Princess Elizabeth sits at the driving wheel of an ambulance in April 1945 after completing a course of driving instruction at the A.T.S. Center to be an officer. During WWII, young Princess Elizabeth briefly became known as No. 230873, Second Subaltern Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of the Auxiliary Transport Service No. 1. After months of campaigning for her parentsâÄ™ permission to do something for the war effort, the heir to the throne enthusiastically learned how to drive and service ambulances and lorries. She rose to the rank of honorary Junior Commander within months. (AP Photo, File)