Where does the accent of Queen Elizabeth II come from?

Her Majesty had governesses and tutors growing up and they likely influenced her accent as did her parents and her immediate family members. Accents develop as a result of the environment you're in and to a certain degree they are things you can willfully manipulate. read more

HM Queen Elizabeth was born in England and was raised by her mother Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother). Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was born in the UK as was her mother the Lady Bowes-Lyon. Unsurprisingly they all taught their children to speak English. The way our present Queen speaks has changed greatly over the years. read more

One of the signature features of Queen Elizabeth II's accent is the way she pronounces her short As (words like "hat," "sad," "Africa," etc). They sound almost more like short Es ("het," "sed," "Efrica"). read more