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Letter reveals how Queen Mother and George VI were nearly killed by German bomb

A letter written by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at the height of the Blitz reveals how close she and her husband, George VI, came to being killed in a bombing raid.

Handwritten 69 years ago to the day by the then Queen Consort, it reveals how the Royal couple leapt for their lives after a bomb exploded in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. Three servants were injured in the attack.

The 14-page letter, on notepaper headed with the royal crest, is featured in the official biography of Queen Elizabeth, written by William Shawcross, which is published this week.

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)