inspiring words from the late Queen Mother
During World War II, the King and Queen became symbols of the
nation's resistance. Shortly after the declaration of war, The
Queen's Book of the Red Cross was conceived. Fifty authors and
artists contributed to the book, which was fronted by Cecil
Beaton's portrait of the Queen and was sold in aid of the Red
Cross.Elizabeth publicly refused to leave London even during the
Blitz, when she was advised by the Cabinet to do so.
"The children won't go without me. I won't leave the King.
And the King will never leave," she said.
