her parents very early on said we are not leaving england. buckingham palace was bombed nine times, and several times the king and queen were there and escaped being killed. so there was an enormous amount of courage. with her father as the model of a devoted monarch and her own inherent sense of responsibility, princess elizabeth seemed like a perfect fit for the crown. she was always old beyond her years in her sort of sense of duty and responsibility. reporter: elizabeth appeared always to follow the advice of her parents. so it was a surprise when she accepted a marriage proposal from prince philip of greece. it was not like the men that her mother would have preferred that she marry. his family were impoverished. he had had a sort of
first. elizabeth and margaret were sent to windsor castle whilst her parents, the king and queen, remained in london. her parents very early on said we are not leaving england. buckingham palace was bombed nine times and several times the king and queen were there and escaped being killed. so there was an enormous amount of courage. with her father as the model of a devoted monarch and her own inherent sense of responsibility, princess elizabeth seemed like a perfect fit for the crown. she was always old beyond her years and had this sort of sense of duty and responsibility. elizabeth appeared always to follow the advice of her parents. so it was a surprise when she accepted a marriage proposal from prince philip of greece. it was not like the men her
remained in london. her parents very early on said, we are not leaving england. buckingham palace was bombed nine times and several times the king and queen were there and escaped being killed. so there was an enormous amount of courage. with her father as the model of a devoted monarch and her own inherent sense of responsibility, princess elizabeth seemed like a perfect fit for the crown. she was always old beyond her years and had this sort of sense of duty and responsibility. elizabeth appeared always to follow the advice of her parents. so it was a surprise when she accepted a marriage proposal from prince philip of greece. he was not like the men that her mother would have preferred that she married.
parents the king and queen remained in london. her parents very early on we are not leaving england, buckingham palace was bombed nine times in several times the king and queen were there and escaped being killed. there was an enormous amount of courage. with her father as a model of a devoted monarch in her own inherent sense of responsibility. princess elizabeth seemed like a perfect fit for the crown. she was always well beyond her years and had a sense of duty and responsibility. elizabeth appeared to follow the advice after the marriage proposal from prince philip of greece. it was not like the men that her mother would ve preferred that she married.
her engagement to lieutenant philip mountbatten, as he was now called, was announced injuly 19117. fanfare. four months later, they were married in westminster abbey. seldom has a bride and groom received such a tumultuous expression of goodwill. b, received such a tumultuous expression of goodwill. a year later, expression of goodwill. a year later. the expression of goodwill. a year later, the first expression of goodwill. a year later, the first child, - expression of goodwill. a year later, the first child, charles l later, the first child, charles was born. two years after that, a daughter, anne. by by now, philip had resumed his naval career and was posted to the mediterranean island of malta, where he wasjoined by his wife. it was the most carefree time of their married life but it wasn t to last. the king was in poor health. he d been treated for lung cancer. when elizabeth left for a visit to east africa in february 1952, it was to be the last time she would see him. it wa