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Daily Mirror
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Rebecca Russell

Queen 'sent Charles away when he got chickenpox to stop her from getting it'

Much like several royal children before her, The Queen received a simple and basic education from her governesses and tutors at home, rather than attending school with other children.

She did, however, take weekly lessons in the rules of constitutional monarchy with the vice provost of Eton College, Henry Marten.

As a result of her lack of interaction with large groups when she was young, Princess Elizabeth is said to have never built up the necessary immunity against common childhood diseases, such as chickenpox.

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