Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21 1926 in London. Elizabeth and her younger sister were educated privately at home. She took on official duties at the age of 16. At the end of World War II she joined in the women's branch of the British Army named the Auxiliary Territorial ...
She also studied history, languages, and music at home with her younger sister, Margaret Rose. At the age of just 25, Elizabeth II became queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as soon as her father died in 1952. Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten in 1947. ...
Princess Elizabeth with her uncle David—also known as King Edward VII—during the year of his reign and abdication. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 11 1939 Getty Images Princess Elizabeth and her younger sister holding their family dog Chu-Chu. ...
The queen’s celebration of her 50th year on the throne was marred by a double loss, when her younger sister, Princess Margaret, and their mother died within weeks of each other. As the first British monarch since Queen Victoria to celebrate a Golden Jubilee, Elizabeth traveled more than 40...
Queen Elizabeth with her husband Prince Philip on her coronation day. Princess Margaret, 1930-2002 Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister Margaret was 22 when her sister took the throne, and shortly afterwards became engaged to air force officer Peter Townsend. Because Townsend was divorced, the Church...
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in London on April 21st, 1926. Her parents were George, the Duke of York, and Elizabeth, the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. As a child. Princess Elizabeth lived with her parents and younger sister in London and Windsor. Every ...
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in London on April 21st 1926.Her parents were George,the Duke of York,and Elizabeth,the daughter of the Earl and Count-ness of Strathmore.As a child,Princess Elizabeth lived with her parents and younger sister in London and Windsor.Every summer,she tr...
"Lilibet" and her younger sister, Margaret, born in 1930, were educated at home by tutors, including a governess. Soon after the coronation of Elizabeth's father, the U.K. was plunged into World War II. At 14, she made her first radio broadcast in 1940, addressing children who ha...
In some ways, Queen Elizabeth II attempted to modernize the British monarchy: she allowed the royal family’s life to be televised, condoned the divorce of her younger sister, Margaret, and preferred court life to be kept as simple as possible. ...
Remembering the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, who spent seven decades on the throne as the U.K. rebuilt from war, lost an empire, transformed its economy and both entered and left the European Union.