ELIZABETH II By CHIARA GELPI Apr 21, 1926 ELIZABETH II WAS BORN IN LONDON 1936 SHE BECAME THE SECOND IN THE LINE OF SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE 1939 SHE MET PRINCE PHILIP OF GREECE AND DANEMARK 1945 SHE WAS A MECHANIC DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR SHE BROADCASTED FOR BBC 1947 SHE MARRIED PRINCE PHILIP 1951 SHE BECAME QUEEN AFTER HER FATHER'S DEATH SHE DIDN'T CHANGE HER NAME, SHE ONLY ADDED THE NUMBER SECOND 1981 A BOY TRIED TO ASSASSINATE QUEEN ELIZABETH 1991 SHE WENT TO THE US CONGRESS SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO SPEAK TO A US CONGRESS 1993 SHE STARTED PAYING TAXES AS A COMMON PERSON 2020 Elizabeth’s speech in front of a camera because of Covid-19 she did the same in 2017 Apr 9, 2021 PRINCE PHILIP'S DEATH