Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926. However, when the Queen Mother was five months pregnant with Elizabeth, she was involved in a terrible accident, which could have changed the course of history completely.
As reported by the Daily Mail, in January 1926, Elizabeth [the future Queen Mother] was five months pregnant with her first baby. Only by a miracle did she ever gave birth to the child." Per the outlet, the Queen Mother "was involved in a serious car crash, thrown to the floor of the chauffeur-driven limousine she was traveling in." At five months pregnant, this must have been a truly terrifying experience for the royal.
