Read part one here. On 9 July 1947, the engagement between Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten was announced. Shortly before the wedding, Elizabeth’s father bestowed a number of titles on his future son-in-law. He was to be the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich and should be addressed as “His Royal Highness.” He [read more]
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. George’s health remained a cause for concern, and the deaths of his sister, Louise, the Princess Royal and one of his oldest friends, Sir Charles Cust, in addition to the death of Lord Stamfordham, who had been his private [read more]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is perhaps the most famous woman alive and yet we actually know very little about her. We will probably have to wait until her death to be provided with an official biography and until then we are left grasping at what we can see in the press. Elizabeth [read more]
When the future Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926 to the then Duke and Duchess of York, no one expected that this little girl would one day become Queen. At the time, her uncle, the Prince of Wales and later King Edward VIII, was still young and still expected to marry and produce [read more]
When a young Princess Elizabeth met and fell in love with the dashing Naval Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, it wasn’t without complications. The romance between the sailor prince and the young princess brought a splash of color to a nation still in the grip of post-war austerity. When they married in Westminster [read more]
The upcoming documentary The Coronation will have a small appearance by the Queen herself where she discusses her thoughts on her own coronation in 1953. She also shares some of her recollections of the coronation of her father, King George VI, who was crowned King in 1937. The Queen will review footage of the coronation [read more]
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