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Queen Elizabeth: The Past Life, Family, and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth: The Past Life, Family, and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until she died in 2022.


Queen Elizabeth: The Past Life, Family, and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II





She was the Reign of 32 sovereign nations during her lifetime and served as King of 15 of them at the time of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch and the longest on record for any female head of state in history.



Queen Elizabeth: The Past Life, Family, and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II


Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father ascended the throne in 1936 after his brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated, making Elizabeth the presumptive heir. She was educated privately at home and began performing public duties during World War II, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service.



In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, the former Prince of Greece and Denmark, and their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in April 2021. They had four children: Charles III Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York. and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.



When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth—then 25 years old—became queen of seven CIS countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (today's Sri Lanka), as well as the President of the Commonwealth.



Elizabeth ruled as a constitutional queen through major political changes such as unrest in Northern Ireland, the transfer of power in the United Kingdom, the decolonization of Africa, the accession of the United Kingdom to European societies, and withdrawal from the European Union.



The number of its kingdoms varied over time as regions gained independence and some realms became republics. Her many historical visits and meetings include state visits to China in 1986, Russia in 1994, the Republic of Ireland in 2011, and visits with five popes.



Significant events include Elizabeth's coronation in 1953 and her silver, gold, diamond, and platinum jubilee celebrations in 1977, 2002, 2012, and 2022, respectively. Elizabeth was the longest-lived British monarch and the second longest-reigning in world history, after Louis XIV of France.



She occasionally faced Republican sentiment and media criticism of her family, especially after the collapse of her children's marriage, her awful year in 1992, and the death of her ex-wife Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. However, support for the monarchy in the UK has remained consistently high, as has her popularity. Elizabeth died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, and was succeeded by her eldest son, Charles III.



Queen Elizabeth's Previous Life and Family



Elizabeth was born at 02:40 (GMT) on April 21, 1926, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V. Her father, Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), was the King's second son. Her mother, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother), was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, and 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn, having been born at her London home (17 Bruton Street, Mayfair) by cesarean section.


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