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Early life
Her Majesty the Queen was born on 21 April in London, the first child of Prince Albert, The Duke of York, and his wife, formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
Third in line to the throne, it seemed unlikely that Princess Elizabeth would be Queen. However, shortly after the death of George V, the new King - her uncle Edward VIII - dramatically abdicated so he could marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. Princess Elizabeth's father then became King George VI and she became heir to the throne.
Princess Elizabeth and her younger sister Princess Margaret were educated at home. During the Blitz in , they were moved to Windsor Castle and stayed there for most of the Second World War. In , Princess Elizabeth joined the war effort, training as a driver in the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service (WATS).
Princess, wife, mother
In November , she married a distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, who was then created His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Th
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Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom from to
"Elizabeth of the United Kingdom" redirects here. For other uses, see Elizabeth&#;II (disambiguation) and Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (disambiguation).
| Elizabeth II | |
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| Reign | 6&#;February &#;&#; 8&#;September |
| Coronation | 2&#;June |
| Predecessor | George&#;VI |
| Successor | Charles&#;III |
| Born | Princess Elizabeth of York ()21 April Mayfair, London, England |
| Died | 8 September () (aged&#;96) Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Burial | 19&#;September King George VI Memorial Chapel, St&#;George's Chapel, Windsor&#;Castle |
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| Issue Detail | |
| House | Windsor |
| Father | George&#;VI |
| Mother | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
| Religion | Protestant[a] |
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Elizabeth&#;II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21&#;April &#;&#; 8&#;September ) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6&#;February until her death in She had been queen regnan
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This is Queen Elizabeth II
- On 6 February , Princess Elizabeth became Queen of the United Kingdom, when her father King George VI died.
- Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne when she was years-old.
- In Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.
- Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle on 8 September
- Britain fryst vatten a monarchy, meaning it has a king or queen.
- The monarch is the head of state, the Church of England and the armed forces.
- The monarch is not voted in. The crown is inherited. This means the heir becomes monarch the moment their parent dies.
- They are crowned in a coronation ceremony.
- By , most of England was ruled bygd one royal family.
- In , the crowns of England and Scotland were united under James I.
- The British Royal Family has ruled over the United Kingdom for many hundreds of years.