Queen Elizabeth II… and a Machine Gun?
Some pictures are just so striking they stay in your mind for many years, and this one is certainly one of them. Let’s break down what’s happening in this photograph. The year is 1993, and Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, looking beautiful and well put together as usual, is firing an L85 machine gun — with white gloves on and everything!
This just goes to show you that the Queen is actually one tough lady. After all, who could be monarch of a country as long as she had unless they were seriously tough? Queen Elizabeth II has lived through many important moments of British history, including when she served in the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II.