Princess Elizabeth || (1929-2022) read below the link in the comment more about the childhood and life of princess Elizabeth ||✨
When Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born in 1926, her family never expected she would one day become Queen.
Everything changed when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated and her father became King George VI in 1936. The then Princess Elizabeth was now next in line to the throne.
Here, we take a look back on some remarkable photographs which document Her Majesty’s early years before she became Queen.
Much of the Her Majesty’s childhood was spent surrounded by her family, including her younger sister Princess Margaret, and their many animals. Like any other child or teenager, she enjoyed playing games, learning the piano and even performing in plays.
As a young woman, when the country went to war, the Queen joined women across the nation in playing their part and trained as a mechanic.
Even from some of her earliest photographed moments, Her Majesty’s warmth, humour and ultimate dedication to her duty, shines through.
CULTURE CLUB//GETTY IMAGESElizabeth Alexandra Mary is the first born child to George and Elizabeth, and is pictured here, lovingly held by her mother.
Alexandra Rose Day, 1928
FOX PHOTOS//GETTY IMAGESFounded by Queen Alexandra in 1912, the Alexandra Rose Charity has a 109-year history of supporting people experiencing poverty in the UK.
Here, nurses sell roses on Alexandra Rose Day and wave to a young Princess Elizabeth as she passes by in an open carriage.
CULTURE CLUB//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth, who would later become Queen Elizabeth II, and her sister Princess Margaret play in the garden of their model house, Y Bwythn Bach.
Y Bwthyn Bach, which translates to the Little Cottage, was presented to the sisters on Elizabeth’s 6th birthday by the people of Wales.
CENTRAL PRESS//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth plays with her doll in a toy pram outside her miniature house, Y Bwthyn Bach.
Abergeldie Castle Fete, 1933
PHOTOQUEST//GETTY IMAGESThis charming snapshot was taken at the Abergeldie Castle Fete behind the marquee in which the two little princesses sold white heather in aid of the funds of Crathie Church, Scotland.
Princess Elizabeth enjoyed a tug-of-war game with a spring of heather, while Princess Margaret Rose busied herself with the guy ropes of the marquee.
PRINT COLLECTOR//GETTY IMAGESThe future Queen Elizabeth II greets a competitor during Children’s Day at Richmond Horse Show.
Sisters, 1936
ULLSTEIN BILD DTL.//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth sits in the garden with Princess Margaret, and their dog, Jane.
Since a young age, Queen Elizabeth II, had a love of dogs, particularly for corgis
Westminster Abbey, 1937
WARD//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret leave Westminster Abbey in their matching outfits, after a rehearsal for the coronation of their father as King George VI in London on 6 May 1937.
King’s Coronation, 1937
FOX PHOTOS//GETTY IMAGESMembers of the extended Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after King George VI’s coronation ceremony.
Her Majesty’s mother, then Queen Elizabeth (left) stands next to Queen Mary (centre), and King George VI (right). Princesses Elizabeth stands in front of her mother while Princess Margaret stands beside her father.
MIRRORPIX//GETTY IMAGESA young Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, in the Royal Box at the Aldershot Military Tattoo in 1938
Relaxing Royals, 1940
LISA SHERIDAN//GETTY IMAGESQueen Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother), with her daughters Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth in the grounds of the Royal Lodge, Windsor.
Windsor Castle, circa. 1940
HULTON DEUTSCH//GETTY IMAGESThe then Princess Elizabeth as a teenager is seen smiling and reading by the window at Windsor Castle.
LISA SHERIDAN//GETTY IMAGESA young Queen practicing her a piano playing at at Windsor Castle, Berkshire
LISA SHERIDAN//GETTY IMAGESQueen Elizabeth takes shade from the sun beneath a tree, with her daughters Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
LISA SHERIDAN//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth on stage dressed as Prince Charming during a royal pantomime at Windsor Castle in December 1941.
UNIVERSAL HISTORY ARCHIVE//GETTY IMAGESKing George VI, Queen Elizabeth and their daughters at Buckingham Palace, London in 1942. Her Majesty would have been a teenager when this photograph was taken
HULTON DEUTSCH//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret watch a nesting sparrow while wearing stylish matching ensembles
CENTRAL PRESS//GETTY IMAGESA 16-year-old Princess Elizabeth registers for war service under the Ministry of Labour’s Youth Registration Scheme, 25th April 1942. She is pictured wearing her Girl Guide uniform19
Princess Elizabeth with her horse, 1943
BETTMANN//GETTY IMAGESThe Queen was an expert horsewoman. At Sandringham, the King’s country home, she assisted with the inspection of the harvest. Here, aged 18, she is shown in a field on the royal farm alongside one of the farm horses
BETTMANN//GETTY IMAGESA beautiful portrait of Princess Elizabeth wearing her Sea Rangers uniform, taken in 1944.
HULTON DEUTSCH//GETTY IMAGESHere, the then Princess Elizabeth is pictured in full costume for her role in the play Old Mother Riding Boots
CENTRAL PRESS//GETTY IMAGESHere, Princess Elizabeth is pictured changing the tire of a vehicle during training as an A.T.S Officer (Auxiliary Territorial Service) during World War II, on 18 April 194523
A.T.S Training, 1945
CENTRAL PRESS/AFP//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth is pictured taking out the plugs of a car during training at an A.T.S training centre
MIRRORPIX//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth as Junior Commander in the A.T.S inspecting The Motor Transport Training Centre at Camberley, Surrey during the Second World War
LISA SHERIDAN//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II, gazes through a window, near a floral arrangement in 1946
Royal sisters, 1946
LISA SHERIDAN//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret sit by the pool in the gardens at the Royal Lodge, Windsor
BETTMANN//GETTY IMAGESPrincess Elizabeth is captured here enjoying a game of tag on deck, whilst on board the HMS Vanguard in 1947
BETTMANN//GETTY IMAGESThe then Princess Elizabeth represented the King at the colourful trooping ceremony. Princess Elizabeth is photographed on her arrival back at the palace in full uniform
HULTON DEUTSCH//GETTY IMAGESA portrait of young Queen Elizabeth II wearing the crown ofor her coronation in June, 1953. Her Majesty would become the nation’s longest reigning monarch, celebrating a historic Platinum Jubilee in 2022
