Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926)[a] has been Queen of the United
Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand since 6 February 1952. Additionally, she is
Head of the Commonwealth and queen of 12 countries that have become independent since
her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon
Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda,
and Saint Kitts and Nevis.[b]

Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King
George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home.

She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary
Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece
and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal;
Andrew, Duke of York; and Edward, Earl of Wessex.

Significant events have included her coronation in 1953 and the celebrations of her Silver, Golden,
and Diamond Jubilees in 1977, 2002, and 2012 respectively. In 2017, she became the first British
monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee. She is the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch as
well as the world's longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state, the oldest and longest-
reigning current monarch and the oldest and longest-serving current head of state.

In September 1939, Britain entered the Second World War, which lasted until 1945. During
the war, many of London's children were evacuated to avoid the frequent aerial bombing. The
suggestion by senior politician Lord Hailsham[23] that the two princesses should be evacuated to
Canada was rejected by Elizabeth's mother, who declared, "The children won't go without me. I
won't leave without the King. And the King will never leave."

In February 1945, she was appointed as an honorary second subaltern in the Auxiliary
Territorial Service with the service number of 230873.[31] She trained as a driver and mechanic and
was given the rank of honorary junior commander five months later. [32][33]
 She is good at horse races , she likes horse riding and she won 8,000,000
$ betting on her racing horses.

Nothing annoys Her Majesty more than lateness. According to a few

Palace insiders, she isn’t bad-tempered, but when she does lose her patience,
she’s known to go nuclear…

According to those close to her, she has a deep fascination with space
travel and astronomy in general. Some say she finds astronaut suits utterly
hilarious…

Those who have been in a car with her say she is a hair-raising driver
who takes corners at record-breaking Formula One speeds…

The Queen has never owned a driving licence or a passport.