Plaque

Queen Elizabeth's birthplace - Diamond Jubilee

Erection date: 12/7/2012

Inscription

On this site at 17 Bruton Street stood the townhouse of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne where Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, later to become Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926.
In commemoration of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee Year 2012.
City of Westminster

Site: Queen Elizabeth's birthplace (2 memorials)

W1, Bruton Street, 17

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Queen Elizabeth's birthplace - Diamond Jubilee

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17 Bruton Street

The London home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore from 1920. The house f...

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Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Our picture shows Queen Elizabeth II in the River Thames Diamond Jubilee Page...

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Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Landowner.  Maternal grandfather Queen Elizabeth II. Born Lowndes Square. Mar...

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Queen Elizabeth II

Born 17 Bruton Street, to the Duke and Duchess of York. For information on wh...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Queen Elizabeth's birthplace - Diamond Jubilee

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Queen Elizabeth's birthplace - Silver Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth's birthplace - Silver Jubilee

This plaque was dedicated in the Silver Jubilee Year of Her Reign. To Her Ma...

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