Insider Details About The Queen Mother That Made Her One Of The Most Feared Royals
We've heard plenty of gossip surrounding Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the rest of those rascally royals. But the real raucous behavior started with the Queen Mother herself, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Who was this woman? Why was she equally as feared as she was celebrated? Take a look into her infamous life, including glimpses into the childhood of her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, to uncover some of the biggest scandals the royal family has tried to conceal from the public.
Picky woman
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, being the diva she was, wasn't thrilled to be Prince Albert's wife. Albert, who was the second son of King George V, first met the beautiful Scottish noblewoman at a dance given by Lord Farquhar (no, not the guy from Shrek). The young prince immediately fell in love and, a year later, he proposed. But Elizabeth wasn't feeling the fire.
No thanks, prince
Elizabeth first turned down Albert's proposal over the fear of losing the ability to speak or act freely ever again. But it was too late — the spoiled prince had declared that he would have no other woman, so he continued his elaborate proposals. Eventually, Elizabeth gave in and said yes. After all, was a royal life really that bad? This thrilled the prince, but his family wasn't exactly jumping for joy.
Not royal-family material
It's hard to enter the royal family no matter who you are, but it's especially difficult when you're not a royal yourself. Sure, Elizabeth came from a noble family in Scotland, but was that enough? Albert's family didn't think so, though, it wasn't like she would ever become queen herself... right?
Settling down fast
After meeting Elizabeth herself, Albert's mother understood why her son was so in love. Even one of Albert's officers attempted to court her! That is until he was "conveniently" relocated for work. Albert married Elizabeth in 1923, securing her place as his royal bride. From there, all of England began to fall in love with Elizabeth as well. She gave birth to two girls, one of which you may be familiar with.
