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| Queen takes tea with Land Girls | Queen takes tea with Land Girls |
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| Women who helped keep Britain supplied with food and timber during World War II are taking tea with the Queen. | |
| More than 90 veterans - dubbed Land Girls and Lumber Jills - will join Her Majesty, who served in the war in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. | More than 90 veterans - dubbed Land Girls and Lumber Jills - will join Her Majesty, who served in the war in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. |
| The Duke of Edinburgh, the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Alexandra and Princess Michael of Kent will also join them in the Buckingham Palace ballroom. | The Duke of Edinburgh, the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Alexandra and Princess Michael of Kent will also join them in the Buckingham Palace ballroom. |
| Wednesday's event marks the anniversary of the WLA's disbandment 59 years ago. | Wednesday's event marks the anniversary of the WLA's disbandment 59 years ago. |
| The Women's Land Army (WLA) and Women's Timber Corps (WTC) took on physical work on the Home Front in the 1940s. | The Women's Land Army (WLA) and Women's Timber Corps (WTC) took on physical work on the Home Front in the 1940s. |
| The WLA was set up in June 1939 to help on farms, increase the amount of food grown in Britain and replace male agricultural workers, who were away fighting the war. | The WLA was set up in June 1939 to help on farms, increase the amount of food grown in Britain and replace male agricultural workers, who were away fighting the war. |
| At its peak in 1943, there were 80,000 Land Girls who carried out tasks such as hoeing, ploughing, lifting potatoes, lambing and looking after poultry. | At its peak in 1943, there were 80,000 Land Girls who carried out tasks such as hoeing, ploughing, lifting potatoes, lambing and looking after poultry. |
| More than 6,000 Lumber Jills worked in the Timber Corps, felling trees and running sawmills, supplying the mining industry and aircraft manufacturers. | More than 6,000 Lumber Jills worked in the Timber Corps, felling trees and running sawmills, supplying the mining industry and aircraft manufacturers. |
| The government presented surviving members of the WLA and WTC with a badge in December 2007, commemorating their service. | The government presented surviving members of the WLA and WTC with a badge in December 2007, commemorating their service. |