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Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on April 21, 1926 at 2:40 am in Mayfair, London. The princess received her name in honor of her mother (Elizabeth), grandmother (Maria) and great-grandmother (Alexandra)
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Elisabeth's first acquaintance with such a dog was in 1933. She was only seven years old at the time. George VI, Elizabeth's father, gave her and her sister Corgi puppies. That's when the love story between the young Queen and the Welsh Corgi began.
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On October 13, 1940, 14-year-old Elizabeth spoke on the radio for the first time (in the program "Children's Hour" - with an appeal to children affected by the disasters of the war. She said everything will be alright.
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In 1934, the princess met her future husband, Philip. On November 20, 1947, the wedding of Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, an officer of the British Navy, took place in Westminster Abbey. The newlyweds received 2500 wedding gifts from all over the world.
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The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on June 2, 1953. The ceremony was live broadcasted for the first time. On this occasion, a naval parade took place.
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In 1953-1954, Queen Elizabeth and her husband made a six-month trip around the world through the countries of the British Commonwealth of Nations, visited Australia and New Zealand.
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29 July 1981 went down in British history as the day the wedding of the century took place. Elizabeth II had long wanted her son, Prince Charles of Wales, to finally get married. Young Lady Diana seemed a suitable candidate for the role of bride.
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Diana, Princess of Wales, died on 31 August 1997 as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash on the Alma Bridge in the car tunnel in Paris, France.
The whole of Britain could not recover from the shock and could not believe what had happened. Of course, everyone was waiting for Elizabeth II to address them shortly, but she never came out to the nation.
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In 1998 Elizabeth introduced "Theme Days" in order to promote British culture. The first day was a City day focusing on financial institutions. There were also Publishing Day, Tourist Day, Music Day and other days.
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The opening ceremony of the 30th Olympic Games was held on 27 July 2012 in the new 80,000-seat Olympic stadium, specially built for the Games. It was called "The Isles of Wonder". The Games were opened by Queen Elizabeth II of England. The opening ceremony ended with Paul McCartney singing "Hey Jude".
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In July 2013, the queen welcomed a new great-grandson, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, the first child of Prince William and the former Kate Middleton. As third in the line of succession after his grandfather and his father, George is widely expected to become king one day.
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The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II
was celebrated in 2022 in the Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.
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