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=== World War II === | === World War II === | ||
In 1942 she braved [[U-boat]] attacks to return to a [[grace and favour]] apartment in [[Hampton Court Palace]] (in which she lived from 1943 to 1976), since her own home, Pax Hill, had been taken over by the | In 1942 she braved [[U-boat]] attacks to return to a [[grace and favour]] apartment in [[Hampton Court Palace]] (in which she lived from 1943 to 1976), since her own home, Pax Hill, had been taken over by the Canadian military. Through World War II she toured the United Kingdom. Fortunately she was on a visit when a [[V2]] missile damaged her apartment in 1944. As soon as she could after [[D-Day]], she went to France, toured throughout Europe as the war ended to help revive Guiding and Scouting. | ||
=== Post World War II === | === Post World War II === | ||
