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The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pennsylvania, December 11, 1936
The day after King Edward VIII’s abdication.
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The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pennsylvania, December 9, 1936
The day before King Edward VIII signed his abdication papers, making her father King George VI.
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The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pennsylvania, December 8, 1936
Duchess of York (Queen Consort Elizabeth) with Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret in a photo printed two days before King Edward VIII’s abdication papers were signed.
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The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pennsylvania, November 21, 1947
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The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1947
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, May 11, 1937
Drawing of Queen Elizabeth II, in celebration of her father’s coronation.
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The Winnipeg Tribune, Manitoba, May 11, 1937
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The Decatur Herald, Illinois, November 17, 1934
The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, July 1, 1944
She is not handsome, she is not beautiful, but she is, by the sternest standards which are applied to commoners, a pretty girl.
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Mary of Teck with grandchildren Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Prince Edward (Duke of Kent), LIFE Magazine, December 7, 1936
Caption reads:
Queen-Mother Mary and grandchildren: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, Prince Edward (on lap).
Almost inevitably the dark-haired little girl at the left will some day be Queen-Empress Elizabeth. Only two things can prevent it: a child sired by her uncle, King Edward; a manchild sired by her father, the Duke of York.
The Evening News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1943
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February 24, 1941
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London, May 23, 1950
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Pennsylvania, February 7, 1952
December 18, 1936
Here is the daily schedule of 10-year-old Princess Elizabeth, who in all probability some day will be queen of Great Britain. Since her father ascended the throne a few days ago as King George VI, Princess Elizabeth is being groomed for the throne with meticulous care.