Queen Inspects Women's Legion -- H.M. The Queen inspecting the Women's Legion at the Royal News Buckingham Palace. One a week uniformed women drill at the Royal Maws, Bukingham palace London, and last night they were inspected by H.M. The Queen. They are members of the Women's Legion, the famous corps founded in 1914. The Women's Legion is Voluntary crops which has been included in the Army list since it began in 1914. October 24, 1940. (Photo by London News Agency Photos).