Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch of the British monarchy, has died – Diary N

If the British King Edward VIII, her uncle, had not abdicated in 1936 to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, Elizabeth’s father and Edward’s brother would not have become King George VI. and she his successor. Lilibet, as the princess was then called, was ten years old. She and her younger sister Margaret were educated at home by private tutors. She studied French, mathematics, history, law, but also singing, dancing and art, and last but not least, she went to a kind of girl scouting. When World War II broke out in 1939, both princesses moved to Balmoral Castle in Scotland, but they also stayed at Windsor Castle, from where Elizabeth broadcast her first radio address to children who had been evacuated from their homes. After that, Elizabeth quickly started to get involved in public life and accompanied her parents at many ceremonial events.
In 1945, together with many others, she participated in war aid. She trained to work as a professional driver and mechanic. Thanks to this, the later queen had the opportunity to look into the normal life of her subjects. In 1947 she married Philip Mountbatten, a distant cousin of whom This article is exclusive content for subscribers to Dennik N. Are you a subscriber?Log in