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Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Princess Elizabeth heard of the death of her father while she and Philip were at Sagana Lodge, their home in Kenya (given to her by Kenyan officials as a wedding present), and so she succeeded to the title of monarch of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. The Queen receiving flowers during a walkabout among the crowds in Ipswich, Suffolk, during her silver jubilee tour of Britain in 1977. Photograph: PA Her Majesty had four children, eight grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren born during her lifetime, the last being her great-granddaughter Sienna Elizabeth, daughter of Princess Beatrice.Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. As a 21-year-old princess, Elizabeth had vowed to devote her life to service. Queen Elizabeth II, who has died aged 96, became through the course of her long reign not only the oldest sovereign in the country’s history but also its longest serving.
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The Queen with five of her prime ministers – from left, Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Edward Heath, James Callaghan and John Major – at Downing Street in 2002, before a golden jubilee dinner. Photograph: Terry O’Neill/AP
Princess Elizabeth was in Kenya in 1952, representing the ailing King, when Philip broke the news that her father had died. She immediately returned to London as the new Queen. November 1948. Their second child,Princess Anne, was born in 1950. Formal portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in 1959 1953 - Elizabeth becomes Queen As Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland, I have been privileged to add my own words of appreciation.
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Summary: Queen Elizabeth II was born in London on 21 April 1926. She became Queen when her father King George VI died in February 1952 and reigned for over 70 years. Earlier this year the 70th anniversary of her succession was marked with the Platinum Jubilee. Funeral of Prince Philip at Windsor. He had indicated wishes for a smaller funeral, though amendments were still made to bring his service in line with Covid regulations, including quarantine for members of his family travelling from abroad. 4 June 2021 The Queen making the speech at Guildhall in London in 1992 in which she referred to the previous year, during which the Prince and Princess of Wales announced their separation, and Windsor Castle was damaged in a fire, as her annus horribilis. Photograph: Anwar Hussein/Getty Images In August 2019, Elizabeth made a rare intrusion into political matters when she agreed to a request by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend Parliament until October 14, less than three weeks before Britain’s planned departure from the European Union.When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future. Prince Harry, Meghan and Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, show their newborn son Archie to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, 8 May Photograph: Chris Allerton/SussexRoyal/AFP/Getty 6 May 2019
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