Queen Elizabeth Young Age. A mature queen elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the spanish armada, and romantic disappointments. Elizabeth had had a crush on philip since the age of 13.

Queen elizabeth and princess margaret were gorgeous, fashionable, socialites in their youth. Before queen elizabeth ii, britain's longest reigning monarch was queen victoria, who ruled from 1837 to 1901. When prince philip proposed to queen elizabeth ii, the young royal was head over heels in love with the dashing seaman, according to tatler.

Her cousin margaret rhodes recalled in her autobiography, elizabeth was truly in love from the very beginning.

And while she and her famous family regularly make headlines, fans are learning more about her (dramatized) past thanks to netflix's the crown, which introduces two new cast members in season 4 with the arrival of princess diana and prime minister margaret thatcher. 35 vintage photos of queen elizabeth as a young girl. Elizabeth ii (elizabeth alexandra mary, born 21 april 1926) is queen of the united kingdom and 15 other commonwealth realms. Before meghan markle and kate middleton were the resident royal cool girls, queen elizabeth was serving looks.