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Nov 21, 2022 · Rare photos showing Queen Elizabeth II during her four pregnancies have gone viral on social media, leading users to voice their consternation at never having seen the royal while she was...
- 15 Inspecting The Guard
- 14 Pursuing The French
- 13 A Day at The Derby
- 12 The Queen Attends A Musical Exhibition
- 11 The Little Prince’s First Birthday
- 10 Out with Princess Margaret
- 9 Meeting Winston Churchill
- 8 Derby Pregnancy Style
- 7 Birthday Stay in Malta
- 6 Two-Piece Print Ensemble Hides Tummy
Even before she became Queen, Princess Elizabeth had plenty of royal duties. Because her father, King George VI, was often ill in his later years, Princess Elizabeth had to stand in under certain circumstances. In this case, it was the inspection of a Guard of Honor at a war memorial event. The Royal Warwickshire Regiment stood at the ready for the...
The Guardian, in an archived article from 1948, called Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s first official visit to France “a charm offensive.” But apparently, the visit didn’t do much to bring the French and the English together. The article continues that the French people were disappointed in Princess Elizabeth’s style of dress, for one, and a...
Then-Princess Elizabeth and Philip, who at the time did not possess a royal title, were married in November 1947 at Westminster Abbey. By that time the following year, baby Charles was born. That means that the Queen fell pregnant sometime early in spring 1948. Therefore, when she attended the derby in June, she was likely in her first trimester. F...
As the Royal Albert Hall website reports, this newly discovered photo of the Princess, who was 22 at the time, shows her interacting with children who performed a musical talent show at Royal Albert Hall. When this photo was taken, Elizabeth would have been about five months or so pregnant, although you wouldn’t be able to tell from the slight size...
Although Elizabeth and Philip’s first two children were born before she became Queen, there’s a large gap between Charles and Anne and the couple’s second set of children, Andrew and Edward. At the time this photo was taken, Prince Charles had just turned one year old, on November 14th1949. Princess Anne, the only daughter of the Queen, was born Au...
This photo, purportedly from July of 1950, features then-Princess Elizabeth with her sister, Princess Margaret. Elizabeth’s only sibling, Margaret was the younger child of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. At the time this photo was taken, Elizabeth would have been nearly through with her pregnancy with Anne, who was born in Augu...
Throughout Queen Elizabeth’s reign, she has had thirteen different prime ministers serve her, twelve at the time that CNN reported on them. Of those, Winston Churchill was the first, and Theresa May is the most recent. The initial meeting between Churchill and the Queen was documented by a photographer on March 23rd, 1950, and he served from 1951 u...
Presumably photographed on one of her Derby outings, then-Princess Elizabeth was reportedly pregnant with daughter Anne. This image was taken in 1950, but apparently early enough in her pregnancy that she could still conceal her belly. However, the interesting design of this dress and coat combination, with a low neckline, layers, and an offset bow...
For Princess Elizabeth’s 24thbirthday, she and her husband Philip, by then the Duke of Edinburgh, stayed at a villa in Malta. The year was 1950, and Elizabeth’s April birthday meant that she was only four months away from delivering her second child, Anne. During her second pregnancy, Elizabeth’s husband was on duty with the British Navy, and so El...
In this photograph reportedly taken in 1959, Queen Elizabeth II was likely pregnant with Andrew, who was born in February of 1960. The family’s former nanny, a woman named June Waller, joined the royal household in March 1960, the Daily Mail reported, just weeks after Andrew’s arrival. The publication shared letters written from June to a friend na...
Apr 17, 2021 · So it might seem odd that there are no pictures on record of the Queen pregnant, considering Her Majesty has had four children throughout her life. But it turns out there’s actually a very legitimate reason behind this.
- Lucy Buglass
- King Charles was born via C-section. King Charles was born at Buckingham Palace on November 18, 1948, at 9:14 p.m., before Elizabeth became queen. After enduring 30 hours of labor, Elizabeth required a cesarean section.
- Princess Anne weighed six pounds, precisely. By the time her second baby was due, Queen Elizabeth, King Charles, and Prince Philip were all living at Clarence House, so it was logical for her to give birth to Princess Anne there.
- Prince Andrew's birth had worrisome side effects. Queen Elizabeth's third child, Prince Andrew, was born at 3:30 p.m. on February 19, 1960, and weighed seven pounds, three ounces.
- Queen Elizabeth embraced new birthing philosophies with Prince Edward. Queen Elizabeth's youngest child, Prince Edward, was born on March 10, 1964, at 8:20 p.m.
Nov 23, 2022 · Despite having welcomed four children into the world with her husband Prince Philip - King Charles III, Anne the Princess Royal, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward - very few photos of a pregnant...
Mar 23, 2021 · Queen Elizabeth found out she was pregnant while on a royal tour of Canada, according to CBC. Prince Philip took over some of her appearances when she had to rest.
May 7, 2023 · While there was countless pictures taken of Her Majesty during her historic 70-year reign, people have noticed there are no pictures of Elizabeth II cradling a baby bump. The Queen had four children, including her successor King Charles III, Anne, Princesses Royal, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
