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    Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary , and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th ...

  2. 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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  3. 4 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 ...

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  4. Sep 8, 2023 · Queen Elizabeth II became queen of the United Kingdom on February 6, 1952, at age 25 and was crowned on June 2, 1953. She was the mother of Prince Charles, who ascended to the throne after her ...

  5. Sep 12, 2022 · The Queen, who died Thursday at the age of 96, is reported to have had four dogs, two of whom are Pembroke Welsh corgis, Muick and Sandy. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis will live with the Duke and ...

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  7. Sep 8, 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II, already Britain’s longest-serving monarch, passed another milestone in 2017 when she and Prince Philip became the longest-married couple of the country’s royal family.

  8. Sep 9, 2022 · A man reacts after laying flowers outside Government House following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era for her country and the world, died Thursday, Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.

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