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THE QUEEN

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Elizabeth was the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth. Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. She was born by Caesarean section on 21 April 1926 at her maternal grandfather's London house: 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair;[1] and was baptised in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace by the Archbishop of York, Cosmo Lang, on 29 May.[2] Her godparents were her grandparents King George V, Queen Mary, and Lord Strathmore; her aunts, Princess Mary and Lady Elphinstone; and her great-great-uncle, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. She was named Elizabeth after her mother, Alexandra after George V's mother, and Mary after her grandmother.[3] Her close family called her "Lilibet".[4] George V cherished his granddaughter, and during his serious illness in 1929 her regular and welcome visits raised his spirits and were credited with aiding his recovery.[5]

Elizabeth's only sibling was Princess Margaret, born in 1930. The two princesses were educated at home under the supervision of their mother and their governess, Marion Crawford, who was casually known as "Crawfie".[6] To the dismay of the royal family,[7] Crawford later published a biography of Elizabeth and Margaret's childhood years entitled The Little Princesses. The book describes Elizabeth's love of horses and dogs, her orderliness, and her attitude of responsibility.[8] Such observations were echoed by others: Winston Churchill described Elizabeth when she was two as "a character. She has an air of authority and reflectiveness astonishing in an infant."[9] Her cousin Margaret Rhodes described her as "a jolly little girl, but fundamentally sensible and well-behaved".[10]

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