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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 ...
- 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. Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British ...
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- Alan Cowell
- British royal family line of succession
2 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, 2023 · Learn about the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, who died in 2022. Explore her family, marriage, coronation, scandals, hobbies, and legacy.
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.
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- Yan Zhuang
Sep 8, 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II pictured in 2012. Queen Elizabeth II, whose seven decades on the throne of the United Kingdom was a longer reign than any other British monarch, has died at the age of 96. The ...
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 ...
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