Today as
The Queen turns 96, we’re sharing this photograph taken when she was
2-years-old.
Then Princess Elizabeth, she was the eldest daughter of The Duke and Duchess of
York and was never expected to become Queen. Her life changed in 1936 when her uncle,
King Edward VIII abdicated, and her father became King George VI and the young
Princess became the heir presumptive.
Following the sad death of her father in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen
Elizabeth II aged just 25, and this year is celebrating 70 years on the throne
- a first in British history.
