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Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926
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On November 20, 1947, the future Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess of Wales) married Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark.
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. -
On November 14, 1948, she had her first child, Charles Philip Arthur George.
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. -
On August 15, 1950, she had her second daughter.
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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was queen of the United Kingdom from her accession to the throne in February 1952, until her death in September 2022.
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. -
On February 19, 1960, Prince Andrew of York had their third, child.
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. -
Their fourth child, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, was born on March 10, 1964.
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. -
Silver jubilee
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. -
Shots at the queen
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 -
first monarch
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. -
Golden Jubilee
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. -
In 2007, she became the longest-reigning monarch in British history, surpassing the 81-year life span of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.
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Diamond Jubilee
Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee marked her sixty years as queen, with celebrations across all her kingdoms, the vast Commonwealth of Nations. -
Platinum Jubilee
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 -
Death
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