On the left are the queens sister, princess margaret, and her husband, antony armstrongjones, 1st earl of snowdon. We chart queen elizabeth iis journey from young princess who was third in line to the throne to britains longestreigning monarch. Elizabeth ii, in full elizabeth alexandra mary, officially elizabeth ii, by the grace of god, of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and of her other realms and territories queen, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, born april 21, 1926, london, england, queen of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland from february 6, 1952. While the anniversary of her becoming queen is on february 6, the formal celebrations for her diamond jubilee are from june 25, 2012. Timeline of hm the queens life and reign britain magazine. September 11 2001 text of the queen s message to new york this is the text of the queen s message, read by the british ambassador to washington, sir. Queen elizabeth ii information for children british monarchy facts. Key facts about queen elizabeth ii who was born april 21, 1926, has reigned since 1952 including biography, historical timeline and links to the british royal. The resulting treaty of nonsuch marks the beginning of the anglospanish war, which lasts until 1604. Queen elizabeth ii of the united kingdom 1926 present. From exhaustive biographies, to illustrated coffee table books, and dishy accounts from former palace staffers, here are the best books about queen elizabeth.
Not in the traditional sense, if youre thinking of the typical school building with classrooms, certified teachers, and large numbers of pupils. On wednesday, her majesty overtakes queen victorias reign of 63 years, seven months and two days. Text of the queens message to new york us news the. During wwii princess elizabeth joined the womens auxilliary territorial service and trained as a driver. The prince of wales the eldest son, the duke of york the second son, the earl of wessex the youngest son, and the.
Queen elizabeth ii celebrates her 94th birthday on april 21, 2020. Queen elizabeth ii proceeded through london from buckingham palace. Queen elizabeth ii is britains longestreigning monarch, beating queen victorias. She trained sidebyside with other british women to be an expert driver and. Elizabeth and her parents moved to white lodge in richmond park, london. A timeline listing the important events during queen elizabeth i sparknotes is here for you weve got everything you need to ace or teach. Queen elizabeth ii has since 1952 served as reigning monarch of the united kingdom england, wales, scotland and northern ireland and numerous other realms and territories, as well as head of the commonwealth, the group of 53 sovereign nations that includes many former british territories. For a more detailed timeline visit the chronology of events section. Key facts about queen elizabeth ii who was born april 21, 1926, has reigned since 1952 including biography, historical timeline and links to the british royal family tree. A look back at all the iconic moments from her life. The queen s four children fill out the trunk of the royal family tree. Queen elizabeth ii celebrates 60 years as the reigning monarch of britain in 2012. Princess elizabeth delivers her first public speech on the bbcs childrens hour radio program, addressing children who had to be.
Queen elizabeth ii became britains longestreigning monarch wednesday, surpassing her greatgreatgrandmother queen victoria. Queen elizabeth ii was born elizabeth alexandra mary at 2. The coronation of elizabeth ii took place on 2 june 1953 at westminster abbey, london. Queen elizabeth ii chats with emperor hirohito of japan at victoria station at the start of his fourday state visit to london on oct. Queen elizabeth books best biographies about queen. Queen elizabeth ii of great britain is the longestreigning monarch in british.