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Before She Was Queen
2 min readSep 19, 2022
A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth the Second
Painting by Phillip De Lazlo 1933, Seven Year Old Princess Elizabeth of York, Phillip De Lazlo April 30.1869-November.22.1937, Public Domain.
Before she was queen
She was a little girl
With little girl dreams
A well known face
Born into royalty
But there was something
Deeper too
A passion for the people.
Before she was queen
She played as little girls do
Learned and grew
As little girls do
Experienced life’s
Joys and pains.
Queen Mary with her granddaughters, Princess Elizabeth and Margaret — Queen Mary touring London’s dockyard area with Princesses Elizabeth…
