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QUEEN ELIZABETH II

  • BORN

    BORN
    Princess Elizabeth II was born in London on 21 April 1926; she was educated privately, and assumed official the throne at 16.
  • SECOND WORLD WAR

    SECOND WORLD WAR
    The suggestion by senior politician Lord Hailsham that the two princesses should be evacuated to Canada was rejected by Elizabeth's mother, who declared, "The children won't go without me. I won't leave without the King.
  • SHE MARRIED

    SHE MARRIED
    Elizabeth met her future husband, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, in 1934 and 1937. After another meeting at the Royal Naval College, Elizabeth—though only 13 years old—said she fell in love with Philip and they began to exchange letters. Years later they had married.
  • THE FIRST CHILD

    THE FIRST CHILD
    The first child of the royal marriage is Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, who was born on 14 November 1948 and was invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle on 1 July 1969.
  • THE FRINCESS ANNA

    THE FRINCESS ANNA
    Nowadays she has got 66 years, she is the second child of Elizabeth after Charles.
  • CORONATION DAY

    CORONATION DAY
    The official coronation took place in June 1953 in Westminster Abbey. And for the first time, the ceremony was broadcast on television, allowing people from across the world could see the coronation day.
  • GOLDEN ANIVERSARY

    GOLDEN ANIVERSARY
    In 2002, Elizabeth marked her Golden Jubilee as Queen.
  • OLYMPICS GAMES

    OLYMPICS GAMES
    In 2012 she opened the Olympics in Britain and celebrated her Diamond Jubilee of 60 years on the throne.
  • DIAMOND JUBILATION

    DIAMOND JUBILATION
    Elizabeth II celebrated her diamond jubilee as the Queen.
  • NOWADAYS

    NOWADAYS
    Nowadays, she is the queen of England and she is 90 years old.