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Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926 in London, to Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
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Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947. Prince Philip was the son of Prince Andrew of Greece.
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When she was 22, Queen Elizabeth's first child Prince Charles was born on November 14, 1948.
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Princess Anne, the Queen's second child, was born on August 15, 1950.
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On February 6, 1952 King George VI died from a cancer-related heart attack. He was the Queen's father.
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After the death of her father, Elizabeth ascended to the throne as Queen Elizabeth II.
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Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953 at age 27.
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Prince Andrew, the Queen's third child, was born on February 19, 1960.
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Prince Edward, the Queen's fourth child, was born on March 10, 1964.
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Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 60th birthday on April 21, 1986.
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The Queen's younger sister Princess Margaret dies on February 9,2002.
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Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 80th birthday on 21 April, 2006.
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In honor of her 60 year reign, on June 2, 2012 there was the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
