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Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states over the course of her lifetime and remained the monarch of 15 realms by the time of her death.
- 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
- Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Sep 8, 2022 · She ruled for seven decades, unshakably committed to the rituals of her role amid epic social and economic change and family scandal. 1285. Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in ...
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- Alan Cowell
- British royal family line of succession
3 days ago · Elizabeth was the elder daughter of Prince Albert, duke of York, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.As the child of a younger son of King George V, the young Elizabeth had little prospect of acceding to the throne until her uncle, Edward VIII (afterward duke of Windsor), abdicated in her father’s favour on December 11, 1936, at which time her father became King George VI and she became ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 8, 2022 · Elizabeth was the first and only British monarch to address a joint meeting of Congress in 1991. Miles away, outside the British embassy, tributes were left in words and flowers Thursday afternoon.
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- Yan Zhuang
Sep 8, 2022 · Elizabeth returned to her royal duties within days, now a widow but still dedicated to a lifetime of service. She even continued with light duties after testing positive for Covid-19 in February 2022.
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Sep 12, 2022 · From CNN's Sharon Braithwaite in London. Airspace restrictions are in place in London until Monday evening, Sept. 19, when Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey ...
Sep 10, 2022 · From CNN's David Wilkinson and Lauren Said-Moorhouse. As a new era dawns in Britain, arrangements for a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II are underway. Her son, King Charles III, has asked for ...
