They had four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, and their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in 2021. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, making the ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth the heir presumptive. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female head of state in history.Įlizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was head of state of 15 realms at the time of her death.

Speech on her 21st birthday in Cape Town, South AfricaĮlizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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