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Despite not attending school and being educated at home (as was common for a young girl of her position at the time) Princess Elizabeth proved adept at languages and history, and she enjoyed outdoor pursuits from childhood. She particularly liked visiting her mother’s family at Glamis Castle in Scotland and her paternal grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, at Sandringham and Balmoral, where she is said to have fostered her love of animals and country life.
At the age of six, a young…
