Queen Elizabeth II’s historic Platinum Jubilee has got everyone looking back on her extraordinary life and 70-year reign. In the days before becoming Her Majesty, Princess Elizabeth had far from the average upbringing.
That being said, the way she was educated was in line with wealthy families of that time. Born in Mayfair in 1926, she was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
By 1930, she gained a sister following the birth of Princess Margaret. The family were thrust even further into the limelight after the Abdication of King Edward VIII, which promoted their father into the throne.
