Elizabeth II
| Elizabeth II | |||||
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| Head of the Commonwealth | |||||
.JPG) Formal portrait, 1959 | |||||
| Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms | |||||
| Reign | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||||
| Coronation | 2 June 1953 | ||||
| Predecessor | George VI | ||||
| Successor | Charles III | ||||
| Born | Princess Elizabeth of York 21 April 1926 Mayfair, London, England | ||||
| Died | 8 September 2022 (aged 96) Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||
| Burial | 19 September 2022 King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | ||||
| Spouse |
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
(m. 1947; died 2021) | ||||
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| House | Windsor | ||||
| Father | George VI | ||||
| Mother | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | ||||
Biography
Elizabeth 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. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and her reign of over 70 years is the longest of any British monarch longest verified reign of any female head of state in history.
Elizabeth 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). 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. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. 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. They had four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward.
Elizabeth was famously tight-lipped about her personal opinions during her reign, with Flash Gordon being one of the few films she is said to have liked. Musically, Elizabeth liked classic hymns, wartime songs and songs from musicals. With regard to books, she was a fan of Dick Francis due to his horse racing themed novels - which was one of her passions.
Film (likes)
Miscellaneous
- Flash Gordon - Mike Hodges [1]
Music (likes)
BBC's Our Queen: 90 Musical Years (2016)
- Oklahoma! - Howard Keel
- Anything You Can Do (Annie Get Your Gun) - Dolores Gray, Bill Johnson
- Sing - Gary Barlow and the Commonwealth Band (feat. Military Wives)
- Cheek to Cheek - Fred Astaire
- The White Cliffs Of Dover - Vera Lynn
- Leaning on a Lamp-post - George Formby
- Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven (hymn)
- The Lord is My Shepherd (hymn)
- Lester Lanin Medley
- Regimental March Milanollo [2]
Literature (likes)
Miscellaneous
- Moorland Mousie - Muriel Wace
- The Racing Post (newspaper)
- PD James (general)
- Dick Francis (general) [3]
Sports & Games (likes)
- Horseracing [3]
References
- ↑ "Brian Blessed: Flash Gordon is the Queen's favourite film". The Guardian. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ "Queen's 10 favourite pieces of music revealed". BBC. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Remembering Queen Elizabeth II's life in books". Penguin Books. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2024-02-19.