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Princess Elizabeth was born on the 21 of April, in 1926, in London, England.
By her family she was called Lilibet.
She had a sister Margaret. They had French, Mathematics, History, Art, Dance, and Singing lessons at home. -
Her father became King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the dominions of the British Commonwealth on December 11, 1936, as a result of which 10 years-old Elizabeth became heir to the throne. -
On October 13, 1940, the 14-year-old Princess Elizabeth made her first radio appearance (in the Children's Hour program) with an appeal to children affected by the disasters of the Second World war
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In February 1945, Elizabeth, on her own initiative, joined the "Auxiliary Territorial Service" — women's self—defense units - and was trained as an ambulance driver, receiving the military rank of lieutenant. -
She was only thirteen when she fall in love with her future husband Prince Phillip of Greece and Denmark.
They were married in Westminster Abby on November 20, 1947. -
Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, at the age of twenty—five, after the death of her father, King George VI.
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The coronation ceremony of Elizabeth II took place at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953 -
On October 17-20, 1994, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain paid her only state visit to Russia and met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin -
On June 25, 2003, Elizabeth II hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace in honor of Russian President Vladimir Putin. -
On April 9, 2021, the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, died at Windsor Castle on his 100th birthday. -
On June 2-5, 2022, the 70th anniversary of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, the last of the anniversaries of her reign, was celebrated. -
Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 at her residence, Balmoral Castle (Scotland). At the time of her death, she was the longest-reigning and oldest monarch in British history, as well as the longest-reigning and oldest head of state in the world. She was 96 years old at the time of her death.