Her Majesty, 95, learns during a video call that her achievement some 80 years ago was historic.
The fact she was the first young person to receive that particular award appeared to have been news to the monarch, who responded with surprise during the call with the society.Buckingham Palace released two images of a young Princess Elizabeth training for her respirator award in 1941
Clive Holland, deputy Commonwealth president of the society, told her: "Your Majesty, when you say it was a long time ago, it was in fact 80 years ago."The monarch also met Sarah Downs, a 20-year-old student who saved a child's life when she was on duty as a lifeguard at a swimming pool in Exeter in 2018.
The Queen said: "Well, it's a very long time ago. I do remember it was of course all done in the Bath Club in the swimming pool. "But it was a great achievement and I was very proud to wear the badge on the front of my swimming suit. It was very grand I thought."The Queen learnt she was the very first to receive the award during a call last week with the society
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