1 / 13

The Queen’s family and childhood

2013 G1B Kevin Tarn. The Queen’s family and childhood. Early life. F irst child of Prince Albert (later King George VI ) and his wife Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926 Educated at home Often described as "a jolly little girl, but fundamentally

adamma
Download Presentation

The Queen’s family and childhood

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 2013G1B Kevin Tarn The Queen’s family and childhood

  2. Early life • Firstchild of Prince Albert(later King George VI) and his wife Queen Elizabeth • Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21April 1926 • Educated at home • Often described as "a jolly little girl, but fundamentally sensible and well-behaved„

  3. Pictures of her during childhood

  4. Heiress presumptive • 3rd in line during her grandfather’s reign, 2nd when her uncle succeeded and heiress presumptive when her father became king • Elizabeth received private tuition • The 1st Buckingham Palace Company • 1st solo public appearance

  5. The Queen Mother • Born 4 August 1900 • Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon • Agreed to marry Prince Albert after his 3rd and final attempt • Initially disliked royal life "afraid never, never again to be free to think, speak and act as I feel I really ought to„ • Died in her sleep on 30 March 2002

  6. George VI • Born 14 December 1895 • Albert Frederick Arthur George • Royal Naval College as a naval cadet • Married Elizabeth II 26 April 1923 • Break-up of the British Empire and its transition into the Commonwealth of Nations • Last Emperor of India

  7. Princess Margaret • Margaret Rose • Born 21 August 1930 • Only sibling, youngest daughter • Viewedas a controversial member of the Royal family • Bad health, gradually deteriorated

  8. Questions • What was Elizabeth II often described as at a young age? • How many attempts did it take for George VI to succeed at marrying Elizabeth II? • Who was viewed as the controversial member of the Royal family?

  9. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Eliza beth_The_Queen_Mother • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon

  10. Thank you for your attention!

More Related