Moment in time: April 21, 1926 - Queen Elizabeth II is born: Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary - Lilibet, as she was known as a child - would have been just another lesser royal if fate hadn't intervened. How she rose to the solemn duty imposed upon her by circumstance will always be the central narrative of her life. Her father, Prince Albert, was the spare to the heir. For the first 10 years of her life, she had the perks of being a royal but not the pressure of a certain future. It was her uncle who would become monarch...
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