"When she was born, Queen Elizabeth's house was a dwelling in London's Mayfair neighborhood that was relatively modest, compared to the grand residences where she spent her later years. Though most monarchs live their entire lives in castles and palaces, the late queen was not born expecting to ascend to the throne. In fact, she was the first British monarch born in a private home."
"Her early days were spent living in grand but not technically palatial surroundings, and she had a somewhat normal childhood until her father unexpectedly became king in 1936. From her birthplace to her beloved Balmoral, where she died peacefully at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022, AD looks back at the many houses of Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926, at the Mayfair home of her maternal grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore."
Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, in a Mayfair home belonging to her maternal grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. Her parents moved into the townhouse weeks before her birth and remained for several months; the original house was demolished in the 1930s. After their wedding the Duke and Duchess of York lived at White Lodge in Richmond, listed as their address on Elizabeth's birth certificate. White Lodge was built in 1627 by Roger Morris and in 1954 became the home of the Royal Ballet School's junior section. Later in 1926 the family moved to a five-story Georgian house at 145 Piccadilly described as homelike and unpretentious. Elizabeth had a relatively normal childhood until her father became king in 1936 and died peacefully at Balmoral on September 8, 2022, aged 96.
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