How old was The Queen when she had Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward?
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was no doubt a revered monarch.
She was also a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, with four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandkids.
And the Royal Family is now in a period of mourning for Her Majesty, who died aged 96 on September 8 at Balmoral – led by her offspring King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
But just how old was The Queen when she had them, and how old are they all now?
Let’s take a look.
How old was The Queen when she had her four children?
Her Majesty The Queen was known as HRH Princess Elizabeth when her eldest child, Charles, was born.
The future Prince of Wales and King Charles III was born on November 14, 1948 at Buckingham Palace, when Elizabeth was aged 22.
Today, His Majesty is 73 years old.
Princess Anne – The Princess Royal – was born on August 15, 1950, at Clarence House in London.
Elizabeth was still an HRH at this time, and was aged 24, only two years away from starting her reign.
The Princess Royal is aged 72, and is considered one of the hardest-working members of the Royal Family.
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When The Queen acceded to the throne, she was a young mother of two, aged just 25.
Prince Andrew, The Duke of York was born on February 19, 1960.
The Queen was 33 at the time, and almost a decade into her reign. Andrew is now 62, but is no longer a working royal.
Her Majesty’s youngest child, Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex was born on March 10, 1964.
The Queen was 37 when she gave birth, and The Earl is now 58 years of age.
He is heavily involved in his late father Prince Philip’s Duke of Edinburgh Award, and was considered close to The Queen – alongside wife Sophie, The Countess of Wessex.
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