June 10, 2021 - 13:14 BST Sophie Hamilton Most of us are familiar with the childbirth stories of the younger royal mothers such as the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex, but are you aware of where and how Her Majesty the Queen came into the world?MORE: Royal baby name traditions the Queen's family follow
At 2.40am on 21 April 1926, Princess Elizabeth – who would later become Queen of England – was born at 17 Bruton Street of Mayfair, London. The website royalcentral.co.uk refers to a report by The Derby Daily Telegraph, which revealed that the Queen was due to arrive later in April but was born"a little earlier than was expected". The night before the birth"it became obvious that the important event was nearer than had been imagined" wrote the paper.
Baby Princess Elizabeth was the first granddaughter for King George V and Queen Mary. As was standard practice at the time, the Home Secretary was present at the birth.When the Queen welcomed her own four children years later, she became the first monarch in history to deliver a baby without the Home Secretary present.
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