The Princess Daydreaming About The Day She Finally Gets To Boss People Around

In this picture, Queen Elizabeth was ten years old. It was the year King Edward VIII abdicated the throne, to marry the American, Wallace Simpson. Simpson was a twice-divorced woman with a living former spouse and therefore it was forbidden by the Church of England for Edward to marry.

The abdication resulted in Elizabeth’s father, George VI, to become the King of England. He had only two daughters, therefore Elizabeth, the eldest, became heir presumptive with a new legacy. Her whole life was forever changed, and she realized that one day, she would get to sit on the Throne.