On a whim, really, I went into Cardiff and joined up in the WAAF because I wanted to serve.

We thought so much of Mr Churchill, we looked upon as the person with the right leadership mentality.

Another Wren had been arrested by the Royal Naval Police and had given us up to protect herself.

I should have had support to help me get back to life on civvy street, but suddenly I wasn't entitled to any of it.

Part of the double life was having to be homophobic to fit in with the homophobes.

It was pretty boring, but you felt like you were doing something really important, really making a difference.

We are so privileged in this country to have such freedom.

I remember that day, we cheered. And then we heard about the cost and the casualties.

You need to know how you're gong to live, how you're going to cope.

You're a a reminder of something awful that's happened for the other wives.

It was the background in military life that developed and made it the relationship it was and is.

She was horrified and said "I'm going to do something about this".