Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed the World War II in Windsor Castle. Pictured: The Queen smiles as she arrives before the Opening of the Flanders' Fields Memorial Garden at Wellington Barracks on November 6, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images/Stefan Warmuth-WPA Pool

Queen Elizabeth II reportedly had an enjoyable time during the second World War years ago.

In the documentary “The Majestic Life of Queen Elizabeth II,” it was revealed that the Queen and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, moved from Berkshire to Windsor during the time of the war. Since they were living in isolation, people were invited to their home to keep them entertained.

Royal author Robert Lacey revealed that dances and parties were held in Windsor Castle for the royal siblings. They also met young aristocratic soldiers and guardsmen for the day.

Ingrid Seward, a royal expert, said that World War II was an enjoyable time for Her Majesty. “I think Princess Elizabeth actually said to her governess ‘perhaps we are smiling too much - we are looking too happy.’ Because she knew what was going on, obviously, and she was really interested but they really had their war years at Windsor Castle and it was like a great, big playground,” Seward said.

A year later, the Queen broadcasted a message to evacuees on the radio program “Children’s Hour,” where she urged them to have courage. In 1945, the monarch joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) with the service number 230873.

The Queen trained as a mechanic and a driver with the rank of Second Subaltern. After only five months, she was promoted to junior commander.

In related news, Her Majesty also made headlines today after her husband Prince Philip’s jibe at the Queen’s royal courtiers in the 1970s was revisited. In the documentary “Prince Philip: A Lifetime of Wit and Wisdom,” royal biographers Phil Dampier and Ashley Walton said that the Duke of Edinburgh had breathtaking outbursts before.

One of the Duke’s letters addressed to Rennie Maudslay saw Prince Philip describing the royal courtier as a silly little Whitehall twit. He also said that they do not trust each other. However, the real reason behind Prince Philip’s letter to Maudslay remains a secret until today.

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