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The Children's Hour address by Princess Elizabeth, broadcast on the BBC radio on 13 October 1940, was the first public speech by the future Queen Elizabeth II. The address by Princess Elizabeth – then 14 years old – was broadcast on the popular children's radio programme The Children's Hour and directed toward the children who had been evacuated during the war.[1] It is the earliest recording of Queen Elizabeth in the BBC archives.[2]
Background
[edit]Radio producer Derek McCulloch, the head of children's broadcasting for the BBC,
away from the cities and overseas to escape the Blitz and the threat of a German invasion[3]
Speech
[edit]Princess Elizabeth was introduced by McCulloch at the top of the show, which began at 17:15 on 13 October 1940.
References
[edit]- ^ "A young Princess Elizabeth raises morale on the airwaves". The Daily Telegraph. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Princess Elizabeth – Children's Hour". BBC Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Ridley, Louise (8 September 2015). "The Queen's First Speech Could Easily Have Been About Today's Child Refugees". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Full audio broadcast at the BBC Archives