The Little Girl Turned Heir Presumptive
Queen Elizabeth was a ten-year-old girl when the picture was taken. That was the same year that King Edward VIII abdicated the throne. He did this to marry the twice-divorced American woman Wallace Simpson whom the Church of England forbade Edward to marry. The abdication caused George VI, Elizabeth’s father, to take over the title of King of England. He only had two daughters and the elder girl, Elizabeth, became the heir presumptive from that moment onwards. To say the least, her entire life completely changed.
The Little Girl Turned Heir Presumptive
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