TORONTO –
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926 in Mayfair, London.
The then Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten, son of Princess Alice of Battenberg and Prince Andrew of Greece, at Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947. They were married for nearly 74 years when he died on April 9, 2021 at the age of 99. age.
She ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, after her father, King George VI, died while on a royal tour of Kenya. Her coronation took place on June 2, 1953 and was broadcast on television around the world.
The Queen is the longest reigning monarch in British history.
She has four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward. She has eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, wave to their supporters from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after her coronation at Westminster Abbey. London, June. 2, 1953 (AP / Leslie Priest)
Queen Elizabeth II, seated on the throne, receives the allegiance of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in the center with his back to the camera, the Bishop of Durham, left and the Bishop of Bath and Wales, during his coronation at Westminster Abbey, 2 June 1953 (AP )
Prince Charles and Princess Anne with their parents, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their return from a tour of the British Commonwealth, 15 May 1954 (PA, File)
Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with the Dean of Windsor, Rt. The Rev. Eric Knightley Chetwood Hamilton, after the funeral service for her father, the late King George VI, at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, February 15, 1952 (AP).
Princess Elizabeth stands with her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at the couple’s London residence in Clarence House, August 1951 (Eddie Worth / AP)
This undated photo, provided by HM The Queen, shows then-Princess Elizabeth with a bird in her hand in Britain. Rare footage of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth was shared on the occasion of her 90th birthday. (HM The Queen via AP)
In this 1927 photo, Princess Elizabeth is walking in Windsor Castle with her cousin, the venerable Gerald Lasseles, on the right, son of Princess Royal. (AP photo)
Prince Charles, foreground left, eight-month-old son of Princess Elizabeth of England, left, and his father Philip, pose for a photo of Windlesham Moor, their summer residence, in Ascot, England, July 18, 1949 (AP photo)
Princess Elizabeth, in the center, holds her daughter, Princess Anne, at Buckingham Palace, with her mother Elizabeth on the right and grandmother Mary on the left, after her baptism, on October 21, 1950 (AP Photo)
This official photo from July 10, 1947 shows the then Princess Elizabeth and her fiancé Leith. Philip Mountbatten, London. (AP photo)
Then-British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, center, joins the royal family, left, then-Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, King George VI and Princess Margaret, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, England, on VE Day, May 8, 1945. (AP Photo)
Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II meet at the Vatican, October 17, 2000 (AP / Alessandro Bianchi)
Queen Elizabeth II, left, and Queen Mother leave the church in a carriage at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, July 27, 2000 (Stephen Rousseau / Pennsylvania)
South African President Nelson Mandela as he waves to the crowd as he sits next to Queen Elizabeth II in an open carriage on his way to Buckingham Palace on his four-day state visit to Britain, Tuesday, 9 July 1996 (AP / Louisa Buller)
Diana, Princess of Wales, left, and Queen Elizabeth II, smiling at benefactors at Clarence House in London, 4 August 1987 (AP / Martin Cleaver).
Queen Elizabeth II, with Chief Instructor, Small Arms Corp. LT Colonel George Harvey, firing the last shot of a standard SA 80 rifle as she attended the centenary of the Beasley Army Rifle Association, England, July 9, 1993 (Tim Okendon / PA )
US President Ronald Reagan of the Centennial and Queen Elizabeth II of the Burmese as they ride horses to Windsor Castle, England, June 8, 1982 (AP / Bob Daugherty)
Queen Elizabeth II sits with her corgi in Virginia Water to watch competitors, including Prince Philip, in the marathon of the European Driving Championship, part of the Royal Windsor Horse Show, 12 May 1973 (PA, file)
From left to right Queen Elizabeth II, baby Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles and the Duke of Edinburgh, in the gardens of Frogmore House, Windsor, England, while celebrating the Queen’s 39th birthday, April 21, 1965. . (PA file)
From left to right Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Prince Harry and the Prince and Princess of Wales after the christening ceremony of Prince Harry in London, 21 December 1984 (PA, File)
Queen Elizabeth II and US President John F. Kennedy pose at Buckingham Palace in London, June 5, 1961 (AP)
Queen Elizabeth at the center of the throne, in the House of Lords, during the opening of Parliament on the Queen’s 40th birthday, 21 April 1966 (PA, File)
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the Bedaling Pass, on the Great Wall of China, on the third day of their state visit to China, October 14, 1986 (Ron Bell / PA)
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are surrounded by their family at Buckingham Palace, London, on the occasion of the royal couple’s silver wedding, November 20, 1972 (AP Photo)
In this 2003 photo, published by Buckingham Palace on Friday, April 16, 2021, a personal photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on top of the Coyles of Muick, Scotland, in this photo taken by Sophie The Countess of Wessex in 2003 (The Countess of Wessex / Buckingham Palace via AP)
Queen Elizabeth II sits in the Regency Room at Buckingham Palace in London and examines some of the cards sent to her for her 80th birthday, 20 April 2006 (Fiona Hanson / PA)
On the left, Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth, Megan, the Duchess of Sussex, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William attend the annual Trooping the Color ceremony in London. (AP Photo / Frank Augstein)
Queen Elizabeth II, on the day she became Britain’s longest-serving monarch, waves from a car window at Waverley Station, Edinburgh, Wednesday 9 September 2015 (Danny Lawson / Pennsylvania)
Queen Elizabeth II, right, Prince Charles, left, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, center, Prince William, background left, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, attend a reception for G7 leaders at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England. Friday, June 11, 2021, during the G-7 summit. (Jack Hill / Poole via AP)
Queen Elizabeth II, center left and left, Prince Charles, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Andrew, Megan, the Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge as they watched the spring fly over Royal Air Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, July 10, 2018 (AP Photo / Matt Dunham)
Queen Elizabeth II delivers the Queen’s speech at the official inauguration of Parliament in London on Monday, October 14, 2019 (Toby Melville / Pool via AP)
Queen Elizabeth II examines the border of the garden after receiving the rose of the Duke of Edinburgh, at Windsor Castle, England, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 (Steve Parsons / Poole via AP)
Queen Elizabeth II meets with members of the Royal Canadian Artillery Regiment at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 (Steve Parsons / Pool via AP)
Patroness Queen Elizabeth II holds flowers as she leaves after attending a Thanksgiving service to mark the centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, London, Tuesday, 12 October 2021. (AP Photo / Frank Augstein, Pool )
Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she watches from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London on Thursday 2 June 2022, the first of four days of platinum jubilee celebrations. (Jonathan Brady / Photo of the pool via AP)
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