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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 ...
11 December 1936 – 20 November 1947: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth. 20 November 1947 – 6 February 1952: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh [2] [3] 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022: Her Majesty The Queen.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900–2002: Mary, Princess Royal 1897–1965: Henry Lascelles 6th Earl of Harewood 1882–1947: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1900–1974: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester 1901–2004: Prince George, Duke of Kent 1902–1942: Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark 1906–1968: Prince John 1905–1919
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
As her name suggests, Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t the first Elizabeth to ascend the British throne, and she has several namesakes in her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Queen Elizabeth . Liz. Her Majesty. British monarch. Lilibet .: The queen has more names...
Mother. Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. Signature. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon[ b] (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was also the last Empress of India from 1936 until the British Raj ...
Peers of the Realm. Mistress of the Robes. The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. [1] She acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and ...