Queen
Elizabeth II
The former queen of Great Britain
Personal life
Personal life
Early life
• Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born
on 21 April 1926.
• her father was Prince Albert (Duke of
York).
• her mother was Elizabeth (Duchess
of York).
• Cosmo Gordon Lang, baptised her in
the private chapel of Buckingham
Palace on 29 May.
The Queen in 1933
● She was called “Lilibet“.
● Elizabeth's only sibling, Princess
Margaret, was born in 1930.
● Educated at home, lessons
concentrated on history, language,
literature, and music.
● Crawford published a book
entitled ”The Little Princesses” in
1950.
The Queen in 1929
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Middle life
• Her father died in February
1952.
• At 25 years old became
queen of United Kingdom.
• Her coronation taking place
in 1953.
• 7 countries named
Commonwealth countries.
The Queen in 1959
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Her Marriage
• Elizabeth met Prince Philip (of Greece and
Denmark) in 1934 and again in 1937.
• She was 21 when their engagement was
officially announced on 9 July 1947.
• Following their wedding, the couple
leased Windlesham Moor, near Windsor
Castle, until July 1949, when they took up
residence at Clarence House in London.
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Late life
• In 1970 she allowed televising being present
in royal family domestic life.
• A series of events in royals family personal
life made her call the year 1992 “annus
horribilis”.
• In April 2011 Elizabeth led the family in
celebrating the wedding of Prince William of
Wales (the son of Charles and Diana)
and Catherine Middleton.
• In 2017 the Queen restricted her public life,
passing it to Prince Charles. The Queen in 2020
Professional life
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George V George VI
Inheritance
• During her grandfather’s time, Elizabeth
was third in the line for the throne.
• Grandfather died in 1936, her uncle
succeeded as Edward VIII.
• Edward abdicated and Elizabeth's father
became king as George VI.
• Since Elizabeth had no brothers, she
became heir presumptive.
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Reign
• George VI's health declined during 1951.
• Elizabeth frequently replaced him at public
events.
• On 6 February word arrived of the
death of Elizabeth's father.
• The new queen chose the name
Elizabeth II.
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Early Reign
• Queen Elizabeth II's early reign began in
1952.
• A world still recovering from World War II.
• Many of its former colonies gaining
independence.
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Political reforms
• Decolonization: Under Queen Elizabeth
II's reign, many former British colonies
gained independence and became
sovereign nations.
• European Union: The UK joined the
European Economic Community (EEC) in
1973.
• Human Rights Legislation: The Human
Rights Act 1998 incorporated the
European Convention on Human Rights
into UK law, providing a legal framework
for the protection of human rights.
Professional life
The Pandemic and widowhood
• On 19 March 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
hit the United Kingdom.
• Elizabeth moved to Windsor Castle.
• On 5 April she asked people to "take
comfort that while we may have more still
to endure”.
• Prince Philip died on 9 April 2021.
• Elizabeth the first British monarch to reign
as a widow or widower since Queen
Victoria.
References
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II – accessed on 4th of November
• https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/the-queen/ - accessed on 4th of Nevember
• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk/the_queen - accessed on 4th of Nevember
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