During World War II, a teenage Princess Elizabeth quietly broke royal routine in a deeply human way. At Windsor Castle, she kept a hidden radio under her bed, listening late at night to broadcasts about how ordinary families were surviving the Blitz. She wanted to understand real life beyond palace walls. After midnight, she sometimes slipped into the castle kitchens to drink tea with staff, asking about rationing, fear, and loved ones at war. She even kept a private journal filled with their st

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