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She met her future husband, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, in 1934 and saw him again in 1937. After another meeting at the Britannia Royal Naval College in July 1939, at just thirteen she fell in love with Philip, son of the Prince Andrew of Greece and Alice of Battenberg, and they began to communicate by letter. They were married on 20 November 1947 in Westminster Abbey.
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Charles III of the United Kingdom is the current King of the United Kingdom and ruler of the other fourteen kingdoms that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations since his accession to the throne in 2022.
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Anne of the United Kingdom is the second of the children of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, therefore, she is the first younger sister of King Charles III and a member of the British royal family.
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in addition to the sovereignty of fourteen other independent States constituted as a kingdom that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations. Her reign of more than seven decades was longer than that of any other British monarch and the longest verified reign by a woman in history.
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Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, is the current Earl of Wessex, since 1999, and of Forfar, since 2019. By birth, as the fourth and last child of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and her husband, the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is also a prince of the United Kingdom.
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In 1977, Elizabeth celebrated her Silver Jubilee as queen, for which parties and events were held throughout the UK, many of which coincided with national tours and trips to Commonwealth countries.
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During the Trooping the Color ceremony in 1981 and just six weeks before the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, six shots were fired at the Queen from close range as she rode her horse "Burmese" to The Mall. Later, the police discovered that the bullets fired were made of rubber. The seventeen-year-old assailant, Marcus Sargeant, was sentenced to five years in prison and released after three
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In 1991, in the wake of victory in the Gulf War, Elizabeth became the first monarch to address a session of the United States Congress. The following year, he tried to save the marriage of his eldest son, Carlos, by advising him and his wife, Diana, and thus trying to reconcile them.
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In 2002 she celebrated her Golden Jubilee as queen. His sister and mother died in February and March respectively, and the media speculated whether the jubilee would be a success or a failure.
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Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee marked her sixty years as queen, with celebrations across all her kingdoms, the vast Commonwealth of Nations.
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee began on February 6, 2022, marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne following her father's death. He held a reception for retirees, members of the local Women's Institute and volunteers from charities on the eve of the date at Sandringham House
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On September 8, 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that he was under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle after doctors raised concerns. Her four children, along with Prince William, Prince Harry and Camilla of Cornwall, traveled to be with her. Around 6:30 p.m. local time, the Royal House announced his death