The royal family is, for most people, a source of intrigue and mystery. Over the years, we’ve been learning new secrets from this elusive family and Queen Elizabeth.
We all have that image of a delicate and reserved queen. Yet, Queen Elizabeth was the first female member of the royal family to become an active member of the British Armed Forces.
Now, you’re probably thinking of Downton Abbey and the Earl of Grantham’s war service. Just because she had the title of being in the army didn’t mean she actually served, right?
However, she began her days on April 21, 1926, in the townhouse of her Scottish maternal grandfather. The townhouse’s address was 17 Bruton Street in the Mayfair neighborhood of England.