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Coronation speech recorded 2 June 1953. 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 ...
- 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
- Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
5 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
- British royal family line of succession
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
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 became queen in 1952 and was crowned on June 2, 1953 in a televised ceremony in Westminster Abbey, becoming the first queen in her own right since Queen Victoria and the 40th monarch in ...
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- Michael Holden
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Sep 8, 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II, who has died age 96 after the longest reign in British history, will be mourned around the globe as one of the last monarchs born to a classic age of European royalty, when ...
Feb 19, 1999 · A historical drama film that depicts the early years of Elizabeth I's reign and her struggles to assert her authority and survive political intrigues. Cate Blanchett stars as the young queen, who faces challenges from her council, the Catholic Church, and her suitors.