Elizabeth was the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (later better known as Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother). His father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. While his mother is the youngest daughter of a Scottish nobleman named Claude Bowes-Lyon. Elizabeth was born by Caesarean section at 2:40 AM (GMT) on 21 April 1926 at her grandfather's residence at 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London. Elizabeth was baptized by York Anglican Archbishop Cosmo Gordon Lang in a private chapel at Buckingham Palace on May 29, 1926, note and named Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; Elizabeth is derived from her mother's name, Alexandra is derived from the name of the mother of King George V, Alexandra of Denmark, who died six months earlier, while Mary is the name of his father's grandmother. His immediate family called Elizabeth "Lilibet". King George V is very fond of his grandson. When the King suffered serious illness in 1929, it was reported that regular visits from Elizabeth helped to cultivate the spirit and speed up the process of healing the King.
Elizabeth has a sister, Princess Margaret, who is four years younger than her age. Both were educated privately at home with the supervision of their mother and caregiver, Marion Crawford or "Crawfie". The lessons taught to both of them are history, language, literature, and music. To illustrate the life of the royal family, in 1950 Crawford published a biography of Elizabeth and Margaret's childhood titled The Little Princesses. This book describes little Elizabeth who loves horses and dogs, and is orderly and responsible. Winston Churchill describes Elizabeth at the age of two as "a character that reflects the magic of a baby figure." [10] His cousin Margaret Rhodes portrays the little Elizabeth as "a cheerful, but basically wise and well-behaved girl"
As granddaughter of the King of Great Britain, Elizabeth's title after her birth was His Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York (The Honorable Princess Elizabeth of York). Elizabeth was third in the line of succession to the throne after her uncle, Edward, Prince of Wales, and severe, Duke of York. Despite his public interest, Elizabeth was not favored to become queen because the Prince of Wales was young, and many suspected that the Prince of Wales would marry and have his own successor. In 1936, after his grandfather, king George V world, his uncle Edward VIII ascended the throne to become king. Elizabeth's position was shifted into the second person on the throne line after. Then, still in the same year, Without Edward's opinion came to the throne because of his marrying Wallis Simpson, a widowed socialite. Edward's actions are implemented in the constitutionally in the kingdom. Elizabeth's father then ascended the throne to become king and Elizabeth automatically became the crown princess or successor to the next throne with the title of Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth. However, if then his parents have sons, then his brother will become the crown prince and Elizabeth will lose his position as the next successor to the throne.
Elizabeth received a private scholarship from Eton College, and then started using French. A Pandu Putri institution named 1st Buckingham Palace Company specifically formed with the aim that Elizabeth can socialize with girls his age. After that, Elizabeth had entered as a member of Sea Ranger scouting in 1937.
In 1939, Elizabeth's parents made a state visit to Canada and the United States. Earlier, in 1927 his parents also made visits to Australia and New Zealand, but Elizabeth remained in England. His father thinks he is too young to make a public visit. Elizabeth "seemed to cry" during the holidays away. During the visit, she and of course keep in touch regularly. On May 18, 1939, Elizabeth and rekindled a transatlantic royal telephone call for the first time.
Elizabeth met her future husband, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark in 1934 and 1937. They were both cousins in the second line based on the lineage of King Christian IX of Denmark and third cousin in the Queen Victoria line. After another meeting at the United Kingdom Naval School at Dartmouth in July 1939, Elizabeth, then 13 years old, revealed that she was in love with Prince Philip and then they both began to write. Their engagement was officially announced on 9 July 1947.
Their engagement was accompanied by controversy: Philip lacked adequate financial fundamentals and was a foreign-born (though he had served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War). Philip also has a sister who has been married to a Nazi German nobleman. Marion Crawford writes: "Some of the counselors of the King think that he [Philip] is not good enough for Elizabeth, he is a houseless prince or kingdom, some advisers also question the status of Philip who is a foreign-born. In his later biography, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth Bowes initially opposed this engagement, even calling him Philip "him". However, the Queen told her biographer, Tim Heald, that Philip was "an Englishman".
Before marriage took place, Philip abandoned his Greek and Danish titles, converted from Greek Orthodox to Anglican, and changed his title to "Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten", adopted his mother's English surname. Just before marriage, Philip was crowned Edinburgh Duke, Royal Highness (Your Honor).
Elizabeth and Philip married on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey. They both received 2500 wedding gifts from guests and guests around the world. Since Great Britain had not fully recovered from the postwar destruction of the world, Elizabeth used a ration coupon to buy her dress material, designed by Norman Hartnell. Post-war, the royal family is not allowed any relationship with Germany. Likewise with Philip who has three sisters in Germany, his siblings are further known not to be invited to his marriage. In addition, Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) was also not invited to the wedding of Elizabeth and Philip.
Elizabeth gave birth to her first child, Prince Charles, on November 14, 1948. One month earlier, the King had issued a patent letter allowing the son and daughter of Elizabeth to use the title of princes or princesses even though Elizabeth had not ascended the throne. Their second child, Princess Anne, was born in 1950.
After their marriage, the couple rented Windlesham Moor near Windsor Castle, and settled there until July 4, 1949. After that, they moved to Clarence House in London. Between 1949 and 1951, the Duke of Edinburgh was assigned to the British Protectorate of Malta as a Navy officer serving the Royal Navy. She and Elizabeth settled for a few months in a villa belonging to Philip's uncle in Gwardamanġia, Malta, while the children stayed in England.
Elizabeth has a sister, Princess Margaret, who is four years younger than her age. Both were educated privately at home with the supervision of their mother and caregiver, Marion Crawford or "Crawfie". The lessons taught to both of them are history, language, literature, and music. To illustrate the life of the royal family, in 1950 Crawford published a biography of Elizabeth and Margaret's childhood titled The Little Princesses. This book describes little Elizabeth who loves horses and dogs, and is orderly and responsible. Winston Churchill describes Elizabeth at the age of two as "a character that reflects the magic of a baby figure." [10] His cousin Margaret Rhodes portrays the little Elizabeth as "a cheerful, but basically wise and well-behaved girl"
As granddaughter of the King of Great Britain, Elizabeth's title after her birth was His Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York (The Honorable Princess Elizabeth of York). Elizabeth was third in the line of succession to the throne after her uncle, Edward, Prince of Wales, and severe, Duke of York. Despite his public interest, Elizabeth was not favored to become queen because the Prince of Wales was young, and many suspected that the Prince of Wales would marry and have his own successor. In 1936, after his grandfather, king George V world, his uncle Edward VIII ascended the throne to become king. Elizabeth's position was shifted into the second person on the throne line after. Then, still in the same year, Without Edward's opinion came to the throne because of his marrying Wallis Simpson, a widowed socialite. Edward's actions are implemented in the constitutionally in the kingdom. Elizabeth's father then ascended the throne to become king and Elizabeth automatically became the crown princess or successor to the next throne with the title of Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth. However, if then his parents have sons, then his brother will become the crown prince and Elizabeth will lose his position as the next successor to the throne.
Elizabeth received a private scholarship from Eton College, and then started using French. A Pandu Putri institution named 1st Buckingham Palace Company specifically formed with the aim that Elizabeth can socialize with girls his age. After that, Elizabeth had entered as a member of Sea Ranger scouting in 1937.
In 1939, Elizabeth's parents made a state visit to Canada and the United States. Earlier, in 1927 his parents also made visits to Australia and New Zealand, but Elizabeth remained in England. His father thinks he is too young to make a public visit. Elizabeth "seemed to cry" during the holidays away. During the visit, she and of course keep in touch regularly. On May 18, 1939, Elizabeth and rekindled a transatlantic royal telephone call for the first time.
Elizabeth met her future husband, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark in 1934 and 1937. They were both cousins in the second line based on the lineage of King Christian IX of Denmark and third cousin in the Queen Victoria line. After another meeting at the United Kingdom Naval School at Dartmouth in July 1939, Elizabeth, then 13 years old, revealed that she was in love with Prince Philip and then they both began to write. Their engagement was officially announced on 9 July 1947.
Their engagement was accompanied by controversy: Philip lacked adequate financial fundamentals and was a foreign-born (though he had served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War). Philip also has a sister who has been married to a Nazi German nobleman. Marion Crawford writes: "Some of the counselors of the King think that he [Philip] is not good enough for Elizabeth, he is a houseless prince or kingdom, some advisers also question the status of Philip who is a foreign-born. In his later biography, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth Bowes initially opposed this engagement, even calling him Philip "him". However, the Queen told her biographer, Tim Heald, that Philip was "an Englishman".
Before marriage took place, Philip abandoned his Greek and Danish titles, converted from Greek Orthodox to Anglican, and changed his title to "Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten", adopted his mother's English surname. Just before marriage, Philip was crowned Edinburgh Duke, Royal Highness (Your Honor).
Elizabeth and Philip married on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey. They both received 2500 wedding gifts from guests and guests around the world. Since Great Britain had not fully recovered from the postwar destruction of the world, Elizabeth used a ration coupon to buy her dress material, designed by Norman Hartnell. Post-war, the royal family is not allowed any relationship with Germany. Likewise with Philip who has three sisters in Germany, his siblings are further known not to be invited to his marriage. In addition, Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) was also not invited to the wedding of Elizabeth and Philip.
Elizabeth gave birth to her first child, Prince Charles, on November 14, 1948. One month earlier, the King had issued a patent letter allowing the son and daughter of Elizabeth to use the title of princes or princesses even though Elizabeth had not ascended the throne. Their second child, Princess Anne, was born in 1950.
After their marriage, the couple rented Windlesham Moor near Windsor Castle, and settled there until July 4, 1949. After that, they moved to Clarence House in London. Between 1949 and 1951, the Duke of Edinburgh was assigned to the British Protectorate of Malta as a Navy officer serving the Royal Navy. She and Elizabeth settled for a few months in a villa belonging to Philip's uncle in Gwardamanġia, Malta, while the children stayed in England.
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