SOE and Mary Magdalene during World War Two

Mary Magdalene and SOE, or Special Operations Executive, during World War Two was an espionage organisation set up by the British. Its members were often referred to as ‘Churchill’s Bandits’. Many of the women in SOE joined the FANY’s (First Aid Nursing and Yeomanry) as a cover.

In the story, The Battle for Jesus, Mary Magdalene joins SOE. Her knowledge for languages makes her an obvious choice, but Winston Churchill keeps her out of the war. Knowing who she is, he does not want her involved until late in 1944 after the landings in Normandy, he feels he has no choice but to use her on a special mission to bring the war to an end. Mary wholesomely accepts the mission considering it to be a worthy cause. But, sadly, the mission fails and her exploits have to remain a state secret.

Queen Elizabeth II discovers what really happened to her much later after the war. She, too, keeps the secret.

For most of the Second World War, Mary Magdalene, in the FANY’s, drives an ambulance for St Vincent’s hospital. This is how Elizabeth II, as a young princess meets her. They become extremely good friends and Elizabeth trusts her completely. Then Mary ‘disappears’. Elizabeth is distressed and Churchill refuses to tell her anything.
On their meeting at the Palace in the story, Queen Elizabeth II immediately recognises Mary because she looks exactly the same as when they were together during the war. Reunited, Queen Elizabeth II, a devout lady, trusts her completely. This ‘kinship’ is an important part of the story. Queen Elizabeth II joins the fight against Climate Change.