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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elizabeth_IIElizabeth II - Wikipedia

    Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary , and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th ...

  2. www.royal.uk › the-queens-early-life-and-educationEarly life and education | The Royal Family

    • Family Life
    • The Abdication of King Edward VIII
    • The War Years
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    The Princess's early years were spent at 145 Piccadilly, the London house taken by her parents shortly after her birth, and at White Lodge in Richmond Park. She also spent time at the homes of her paternal grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, such as Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House, and those of her mother's parents, th...

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    Princess Elizabeth's quiet family life came to an end in 1936, when her grandfather, King George V, died. His eldest son came to the throne as King Edward VIII, but, before the end of the year, King Edward VIII had decided to give up the throne in order to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson. Upon King Edward VIII's abdication, Princess Elizabeth's father acc...

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    In 1940, at the height of the Blitz, the young Princesses were moved for their safety to Windsor Castle, where they spent most of the war years. While at Windsor, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret continued their education, participated in air raid drills and were subject to food rationing and other privations along with the rest of the coun...

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    Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were educated at home like many girls from wealthy families at that time. After her father succeeded to the throne in 1936 and Princess Elizabeth became heir presumptive (first in line to the throne), she started to study constitutional history and law as preparation for her future role. She received tuition...

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  4. parade.com › 1088709Queen Elizabeth Children — Get to Know Charles, Anne, Andrew ...

    • King Charles. Poor old Charles. At 73, he's been waiting a literal lifetime for his chance to don the crown and be really, truly, regal. While his mother went on to break Queen Victoria's record as longest-serving monarch, the former Prince of Wales bears the unfortunate title of longest-serving heir apparent.
    • Anne, Princess Royal. Princess Anne is 72 and is the queen's only daughter. She was born on Aug. 15, 1950. Because the Succession to the Crown Act was only enacted in 2013 (meaning that Princess Charlotte is next in line to the throne after her brother George), as a girl Anne got a rough deal because sons took precedence over daughters.
    • Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Prince Andrew was born 10 years after his sister Princess Anne, on Feb. 19, 1960. By this time, the queen had softened a lot in her attitude to mothering.
    • Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Prince Edward is the baby of the family, and similarly benefitted from Queen Elizabeth's more hands-on mothering approach that she adopted after Andrew was born.

  5. www.nytimes.com › 2022/09/08 › worldQueen Elizabeth II: A Life in Photos - The New York Times

    Sep 8, 2022 · Charles was born in 1948 and Anne two years later. Two more children were to follow, Prince Andrew in 1960 and Prince Edward in 1964.

  6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-60201088When did young Elizabeth realise that one day she would ... - BBC

    Feb 6, 2022 · Getty Images. Baby Princess Elizabeth with her grandmother Queen Mary in 1926. But was the young princess really so unprepared? "Papa is to be King," Elizabeth informed her six-year-old...