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Born in Mayfair on April 21, 1926, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York was granddaughter of the King, third in line to the throne and unlikely ever to be crowned.
The forgotten story of the Queen s swimming friends - and what they know about her
16 May, 2021 10:05 PM
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The future Queen Elizabeth is pictured with her sister Margaret in 1936, the same year her uncle abdicated the throne. Photo / Getty Images
The future Queen Elizabeth is pictured with her sister Margaret in 1936, the same year her uncle abdicated the throne. Photo / Getty Images
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Eleanor Steafel
The morning of December 10, 1936 began much like any other Thursday for the young Princess Elizabeth – with a swimming lesson.
After her class at the Bath Club on Dover St, she came home to 145 Piccadilly, the stone-fronted house that looked across to Green Park and beyond to Buckingham Palace, where the Yorks (as they were then) lived.
The forgotten story of the Queen s swimming friends - and what they know about our Monarch
Those who attended lessons with Her Majesty as a young girl reflect on the princess they encountered and the friend they made
16 May 2021 • 5:00am
In 1941, the Queen became the first young person in the Commonwealth to receive a Junior Respiration Award from the Royal Life Saving Society
The morning of December 10, 1936 began much like any other Thursday for the young Princess Elizabeth – with a swimming lesson. After her class at the Bath Club on Dover Street, she came home to 145 Piccadilly, the stone-fronted house that looked across to Green Park and beyond to Buckingham Palace, where the Yorks (as they were then) lived.