Unexpected Queen: Elizabeth's 100-Year Journey

0:00It's April 20th. You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today. AI, powered entertainment coverage. Elizabeth II never saw the throne coming her way. Born in April 1926, she was the daughter of the king's second son, way down the line of succession, just a princess with no real shot at ruling. Then everything flipped when her uncle, Edward VIII, stepped down from the crown in 1936 to marry his love. Her father jumped in as king, making young Elizabeth the heir presumptive overnight. She grew into the role over decades, outlasting every British ruler before her to become the longest reigning monarch ever, holding steady for 70. Years until her passing, her early years paying a picture of family life mixed with royal prep, captured in those old black and white shots that show a kid playing and posing, with parents and sister. Tomorrow marks the centenary of her birth, and the world pulling out rare vintage photos and candid family portraits to celebrate the unexpected.

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