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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elizabeth_IIElizabeth II - Wikipedia

    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 her death in 2022. She had been queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the ...

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Elizabeth-IIElizabeth II | Biography, Family, Reign, & Facts | Britannica

    3 days ago · Elizabeth was the elder daughter of Prince Albert, duke of York, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.As the child of a younger son of King George V, the young Elizabeth had little prospect of acceding to the throne until her uncle, Edward VIII (afterward duke of Windsor), abdicated in her father’s favour on December 11, 1936, at which time her father became King George VI and she became ...

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  4. www.bbc.com › news › newsbeat-62850275Queen Elizabeth II: Her life before she took the crown - BBC

    Sep 9, 2022 · When she was born her parents were the Duke and Duchess of York but 10 years later they became king and queen. ... Upon the death of her father in 1952, Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II.

  5. www.today.com › news › newsElizabeth wasn’t originally raised to be queen. How she ...

    Sep 9, 2022 · King George VI died in 1952 at age 56 after years of poor health, and Elizabeth was told she was queen while on a trip in Kenya. “In a way, I didn’t have an apprenticeship,” Elizabeth told a ...

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  6. www.bbc.co.uk › teach › articlesHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: Britain’s longest reigning ...

    21 April 1926 Elizabeth Alexandra Mary born. Princess Elizabeth was born in 1926. Her father Albert – Bertie to family – was George V's second eldest son and did not expect one day to be king.

  7. www.bbc.com › news › uk-60201088When did young Elizabeth realise that one day she would ... - BBC

    Queen Elizabeth II's first model for what became her destiny was her beloved grandfather, the bluff and bearded King George V (1865-1936). She called him "Grandpa England", which showed how ...

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  9. www.history.com › european-history › queen-elizabethQueen Elizabeth II ‑ Childhood, Coronation, Death - HISTORY

    May 23, 2018 · Queen Elizabeth II served from 1952 to 2022 as reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. ... As a result, her father became King George VI, and 10-year-old “Lilibet” (as she was known within the ...