Woman Of The Year: 1953-Queen Elizabeth II

Woman of the Year:  1953-Queen Elizabeth II


     From the day  she was born, the life of Queen Elizabeth II shows that

she deserved to receive the title “Woman of the Year.”  She had practical

intelligence since she was a kid and she respected peoples opinions.

     Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 at the London home of her

mother's parents, Lord and Lady Strathmore. She was baptized at Buckingham

Palace and  named Elizabeth Alexandra Mary five weeks later.

     Elizabeth's father was Albert, the Duke of York.  He was the second son

of  King   George V.  When his dad died in 1936, his brother was supposed to

become king but he resigned.  So he became king. Her mother was Lady Elizabeth

Bowes-Lyon.  She was a member of the Scottish aristocracy.  Her sister Margaret

Rose was born on August 21, 1930, when she was 4 years old in Glamis Castle.

Her grandparents were George V and Queen Mary, and Lord and Lady Strathmore.

     Elizabeth and her sister were homed schooled.  She was taught by Miss

Marion Crawford, a young Scottish woman.  At the age of 5, she usually woke up

at 6 a.m. and went out for riding lessons.  After that, they had lunch, lessons

in French, voice and piano.  In the afternoon she would play in the garden,

usually with her sister and Miss Crawford.  She became heiress to the throne at

the age of ten.  She had to learn court etiquette and diplomatic practice from

her grandmother, Queen Mary.  She studied the geography and history of the

Commonwealth countries and the U.S.  Elizabeth went to Eton College for private

lessons in law.  She was training for future duties.   Being a princess was not

easy.  She had to prepare for a hard life, never make mistakes, never look bored

and never be sick if possible.

     Elizabeth grew up at the families London home, a large Victorian House

on 145 Picadilly and at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park.  When her dad

became King they moved to Buckingham Palace.  It was more like a museum than a

house.  Elizabeth spent their holidays with their grandparents on both sides.

When she spent it with the Strathmore it would sometimes be at the Glamis Castle.

 It was a rugged, rambling old Scottish fortress.  “It looked like something out

of a child's adventure stories-paradise of echoing rooms, long passage and

mysterious stairways.” (Trease 1953, 231)  Elizabeth enjoyed exploring the

castle when she was young.  She was 13 when World War II occurred.  A year later

bombs started falling on London.  Elizabeth and her sister had to go to safety

at the fortress of Windsor Castle.  She returned to London on October 13, 1940.

She then joined the woman's branch army and took training as an automobile

driver and mechanic.

     Prince Philip was an officer in the Royal Navy during World War II.  He

met Elizabeth in the war.  Later he dropped the title This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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