Once Upon a Time With The Queen

The Beloved Queen of Our Time

The last well-known Queen of our time passed away peacefully at Balmoral at the age of 96 at her Scottish estate, where she had spent the majority of the summer.

The Queen saw a significant social change after ascending to the throne in 1952.

Her son King Charles III said the death of his beloved mother was a “moment of great sadness” for him and his family and that her loss would be “deeply felt” around the world.

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born the Queen on April 21, 1926, in Mayfair, London.

Few could have predicted she would become the monarch, but in December 1936, her uncle Edward VIII abdicated the monarchy in order to wed American Wallis Simpson, who had previously been divorced twice.

Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, abdicated in favor of her sister Lilibet, who was heir to the throne at the age of 10.

Britain and Nazi Germany were at war for three years. After their parents rejected recommendations that they are moved to Canada, Elizabeth and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, spent a large…