Birth of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926 at 17, Broughton St, London. He was christened in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace on 29 May of the same year.
When the queen was 10 years old, her father ascended the throne.
On 11 December 1936, Queen Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, came to power following the abdication of her uncle Edward (VIII). She was 10 years old then.
Married Prince Philip Mountbatten in 1947
On 20 November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a Greek prince, a naval lieutenant, at Westminster Abbey in London. They had four children: Prince Charles (born 1948), Princess Anne (1950), Prince Andrew (1960) and Prince Edward (1964). Philip passed away on April 2021 at the age of 99.
Coronation took place in 1953
She ascended the throne on 6 February 1952 on a royal tour in Kenya following the death of her father. He was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. This was the first coronation.
Churchill was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time
When they ascended the throne, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong and Harry Truman led the Soviet Union, China, and the United States, respectively. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of Britain at that time.
A total of 15 British prime ministers were supervised by the Queen.
He has seen a total of 15 Prime Ministers of Britain. During his career, there have been 14 US presidents. Everyone has met him.
Elizabeth becomes longest-reigning queen
His great-grandmother Queen Victoria held the position for a total of 63 years, 7 months, 2 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes. This period was surpassed on 9 September 2015 by Queen Elizabeth II, who became the country’s longest-reigning monarch.
Elizabeth was queen of 15 countries
Elizabeth was queen of a total of 15 countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tuvalu. ,
The Queen celebrates her 70th accession anniversary this year
Queen Elizabeth celebrated the 70th anniversary of her accession (Platinum Jubilee) on 6 February 2022.
Queen Elizabeth has died at the age of 96
Queen Elizabeth has died at the age of 96. After the death of Queen Elizabeth, the governments of 15 countries were notified. These 15 countries of the world including Canada were once ruled by a queen.
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