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Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born in Windsor on 21 April, 1926. She lived in Windsor in Buckingham Palace with her parents
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Elizabeth was 13 years old when World War II broke out, and she wanted to help the army: grew vegetables and knitted socks for soldiers
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Elizabeth II was good at horse-riding, dancing, swimming; took part in swimming competitions. She married Prince Philip in 1947.
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On 14 November 1948, Elizabeth gave birth to her first child, Charles. She has four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward.
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She came to the throne in 1952.
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The ceremony of the coronation of Elizabeth II took place in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.
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She made her first Christmas speech to the nation in 1957
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In November 2007, the Queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their "diamond wedding" - sixty years of marriage.
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Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the queen of the 15 States of the Commonwealth , the head of the Church of England, chief of the armed forces and the Lord of the Isle of Man
