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Her real name was Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor and she was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
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Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII.
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The coronation of George VI and his wife Elizabeth as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth took place at Westminster Abbey, London.
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Lord Hailsham[24] suggested that Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret should be evacuated to Canada to avoid the frequent aerial bombing. This was rejected by their mother.
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She trained as a driver and mechanic and was given the rank of honorary junior commander.
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She married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark.
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She gave birth to his son Prince Charles
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She gave birth to her daughter Princess Anne.
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When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth became head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries.
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The coronation was held more than one year later because of the tradition of allowing an appropriate length of time to pass after a monarch dies before holding such festivals.
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It marked the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
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It marked the 50th anniversary of the accession to the throne.
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It marked the 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne.
