Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21

April 1926)[a] is Queen of the United Kingdom and
the other Commonwealth realms.
Education
 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. In
1947, she married 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.
Elizabeth’s parents
When did she become a queen?
 When her father died in
February 1952, she
became Head of the
Commonwealth and queen
regnant of seven
independent
Commonwealth countries:
the United
Kingdom, Canada,Australia,
New Zealand, South
Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon.
Public perception and character

 Since Elizabeth rarely gives interviews,

little is known of her personal feelings. As
a constitutional monarch, she has not
expressed her own political opinions in a
public forum.[191] She does have a deep
sense of religious and civic duty, and takes
her coronation oath seriously.[192
Finances
 Elizabeth's personal fortune has been the
subject of speculation for many years. In
1971 Jock Colville, her former private
secretary and a director of her
bank, Coutts, estimated her wealth at
£2 million
Titles and styles

 21 April 1926 – 11 December 1936: Her

Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York
 11 December 1936 – 20 November 1947:
Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth
 20 November 1947 – 6 February 1952: Her
Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth,
Duchess of Edinburgh
 Since 6 February 1952: Her Majesty The
Queen
Regal Facts About Queen
Elizabeth II
SHE DIDN'T GO TO
SCHOOL.
 Heirs apparent don’t just show up to
primary school like normal kids. Instead,
Elizabeth was tutored at home during
sessions by different teachers like Henry
Marten, vice-provost of Eton College
(which is still for boys only), and was also
given private religion lessons by the
Archbishop of Canterbury.
SHE WANTED TO GO TO
WAR, BUT WAS TOO YOUNG.
 When World War II broke out in 1939,
Elizabeth—then just a teenager—begged her
father to join the effort somehow. She started out
by making radio broadcasts geared toward raising
the morale of British children. During one of the
broadcasts, the 14-year-old princess reassured
listeners, "I can truthfully say to you all that we
children at home are full of cheerfulness and
courage. We are trying to do all we can to help
our gallant sailors, soldiers, and airmen and we
are trying too to bear our own share of the
danger and sadness of war."
SHE MARRIED HER COUSIN.

 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and

Queen Elizabeth are third cousins; both
share the same great-great-grandparents:
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
SHE HAS TWO BIRTHDAYS.

 Like most British monarchs, Elizabeth gets to

celebrate her birthday twice, and the reason why
boils down to seasonably appropriate pomp and
circumstance.
 She was born on April 21, 1926, but April was
deemed too cold and liable to fall during
inclement weather. So instead, her official state-
recognized birthday occurs on a Saturday in late
May or June, so that the celebration can be held
during warmer months. The specific date varies
year to year in the UK, and usually coincides with
Trooping the Colour, Britain’s annual military
pageant.
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