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Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary , and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th ...
Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family.She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry.
The Landing of Princess Alexandra at Gravesend, by Henry Nelson O'Neil Princess Alexandra of Denmark and the Prince of Wales, 1863 Given that Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales , would reach the age of twenty in November 1861, his parents Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert , were taking steps to find a bride for him.
Princess of Wales (Welsh: Tywysoges Cymru) is a title used since the 14th century by the wife of the Prince of Wales. The Princess is the apparent future queen consort , as "Prince of Wales" is a title reserved by custom for the heir apparent to the British throne , and earlier the English throne.
This has so far applied to Diana, Princess of Wales, and Sarah, Duchess of York. The title of HRH is not intrinsically linked to the title of Princess. Diana was restyled as "Diana, Princess of Wales" following her divorce as a courtesy of the late Queen Elizabeth II having been officially styled as The Princess of Wales during marriage.
In November 1965, Princess Margaret headed to the White House for a dinner-dance—an event now featured in a plot line for The Crown.Here's what went on inside.
She met with all but one US president since 1951. Queen Elizabeth II, the world's longest-reigning monarch at the time of her death, died at age 96. She met with all but one US president since 1951.
The drama of Princess Margaret's 1965 trip to the US and her meeting with President Lyndon B. Johnson played out in the season 3 of 'The Crown', but here’s the real story.