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Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary , and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th ...
The Enchanted April. The Enchanted April is a 1922 novel by British writer Elizabeth von Arnim. The work was inspired by a month-long holiday to the Italian Riviera, probably the most widely read (as an English and American best seller in 1923 [1]) and perhaps the lightest and most ebullient of her novels. Von Arnim wrote and set the book in ...
Born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1936, Elizabeth MacRae is the middle child of three children of Alabama native Dorothy (née Hendon) and James C. MacRae of North Carolina. Her father, an attorney, moved the family before April 1940 to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he opened a law practice and later served as a superior court judge.
Enchanted April is a 1991 British film directed by Mike Newell. The screenplay by Peter Barnes was adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim 's 1922 novel The Enchanted April . [4] It stars Miranda Richardson , Josie Lawrence , Polly Walker , and Joan Plowright , with Alfred Molina , Michael Kitchen , and Jim Broadbent in supporting roles.
On 9 April 2021, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, and the longest-serving royal consort in history, died of old age at Windsor Castle at the age of 99. The death of the Duke set in motion Operation Forth Bridge, a plan detailing procedures including the ...
21st birthday speech of Princess Elizabeth. On 21 April 1947, Princess Elizabeth, the heir presumptive to the British throne, gave a speech that was broadcast to the British Commonwealth on her 21st birthday. Elizabeth was accompanying her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, on a tour of southern Africa. It was her first overseas tour.
War Cross. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, [1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 [fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving ...
Elizabeth Mitchell (born Elizabeth Joanna Robertson; March 27, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her lead role as Juliet Burke on the ABC mystery drama series Lost (2006–2010), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. [3]