Elizabeth II was not guaranteed the royal crown considering her father was the second heir, after his eldest brother, Edward VIII. Despite the odds Elizabeth became queen following her father's death in 1952. Although becoming queen was not in Elizabeth’s favor, she has graciously accepted the royal throne for sixty-five years, making her the longest reigning queen in the British Monarch, whilst dodging threats and scandals, elegantly serving the British, with respect from people all over the world. Queen Elizabeth II is considered to be one of the leading contemporary figures in British history. As Queen, she has touched many of the country’s changes that span over six decades. To date, Queen Elizabeth II has been involved in her nation’s
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She was named Elizabeth after her mother, Alexandra after her great grandmother, and Mary after her grandmother. Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in London (Current Biography Yearbook 17), to Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (“Queen Elizabeth II” 1). Elizabeth’s father, Prince Albert (later known as King George VI), was the second heir to King George V, making Elizabeth an unlikely candidate to one day become queen (“Queen Elizabeth II” 1). Growing up, Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, resided at the Duke of York’s town house at the Royal Lodge in the Great Park of Windsor Castle (Current Biography 178). The two princess’ were homeschooled, where they also took singing, dancing, and art lessons (“Queen Elizabeth II” 1). As a child, Elizabeth gave herself the nickname “Lilibet,” because she found “Elizabeth” too hard to pronounce (Norton 273). Elizabeth enjoyed her family and spent more time with her parents than children her age (Norton 273). Growing up, Elizabeth’s first teacher Crawford, knew she was not like children her age. Crawford described Elizabeth as having a huge personality for someone so young (Norton 274). He knew Elizabeth was destined for great things in her future. Elizabeth was shaped into a well rounded citizen before upholding the royal crown. At age thirteen, she
She was named Elizabeth after her mother, Alexandra after her great grandmother, and Mary after her grandmother. Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in London (Current Biography Yearbook 17), to Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (“Queen Elizabeth II” 1). Elizabeth’s father, Prince Albert (later known as King George VI), was the second heir to King George V, making Elizabeth an unlikely candidate to one day become queen (“Queen Elizabeth II” 1). Growing up, Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, resided at the Duke of York’s town house at the Royal Lodge in the Great Park of Windsor Castle (Current Biography 178). The two princess’ were homeschooled, where they also took singing, dancing, and art lessons (“Queen Elizabeth II” 1). As a child, Elizabeth gave herself the nickname “Lilibet,” because she found “Elizabeth” too hard to pronounce (Norton 273). Elizabeth enjoyed her family and spent more time with her parents than children her age (Norton 273). Growing up, Elizabeth’s first teacher Crawford, knew she was not like children her age. Crawford described Elizabeth as having a huge personality for someone so young (Norton 274). He knew Elizabeth was destined for great things in her future. Elizabeth was shaped into a well rounded citizen before upholding the royal crown. At age thirteen, she