What? Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip first met in 1934. When the Princess was 21, their engagement was announced on 9 July 1947 and they married on 20 November that year.
What? Her grandfather King George V, died in 1936. Her uncle got the throne but gave it up to marry the woman he loved. Hence their father became king in 1937.
Question: What would you do if your father became king all of a sudden?
Where? 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London
Question: Elisabeth was 21 years old when she married Philip.
What is an appropriate age to get married?
Do people have to get married?
1953
What? On 6 February 1952, King George VI died. Princess Elizabeth was on a Royal Visit to Kenya when she acceded to the throne, becoming Queen Elizabeth II. The Coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953.