Who Was Queen Elizabeth II?

Princess Elizabeth was born on 21st

April 1926.

She was born in Mayfair, an area of

London.

She was the first child of The Duke

and Duchess of York. The Duke of
York later became King George VI.
 Princess Elizabeth’s Childhood

Princess Elizabeth was taught at home,

not at school.

She learned art and

music and enjoyed
drama and swimming.

When she was 11, she joined the Girl Guides.

 Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of
Edinburgh Get Married
Princess Elizabeth married Philip
Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, on 20th
November 1947 in Westminster Abbey.

She was 21 years old when she

got married.

They received around 2500

wedding gifts from around the
world!
 Princess Elizabeth Becomes Queen
In 1952, when she was 25, Princess Elizabeth’s
father King George VI died.

Princess Elizabeth was in Kenya when she heard

the sad news. She came home straight away and
it was decided that she would become Queen.

She became Queen on 6th

February 1952 and was crowned
on 2nd June 1953.

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 The Royal Family
Queen Elizabeth II In 1948, their first child Charles was born
and Philip, the Duke the Prince of Wales. When Queen
of Edinburgh had Elizabeth II died in 2022, he became
four children: King Charles III.
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In 1950, Princess Anne was born –

Princess Royal.
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In 1960, Prince Andrew was born – Duke

of York.
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In 1964, Prince Edward was born – Earl

Baby Prince Charles
of Wessex.
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 The Royal Family
Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh had several grandchildren,
including Prince William, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge and Prince Harry,
Duke of Sussex.

Prince William Prince Harry

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 The Royal Family

Queen Elizabeth II had 12 great-grandchildren. You may have heard of Prince

George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis who are Prince William and
Catherine, Duke and Duchess of  Cornwall and Cambridge’s children.
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 The Role of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II helped to look
after many countries around the world.

A picture of Queen Elizabeth II could

be seen on British money, such as
coins and notes, during her reign.

Queen Elizabeth II was also shown on

British stamps and sometimes, her
picture was used on stamps around the
world.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Homes

Her Majesty's official residence in London was Buckingham Palace.

 Queen Elizabeth II’s Homes
She also spent lots of time at Windsor
Castle.

The Royal family often spent

Christmas at Sandringham House in
Norfolk.

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 Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilees
In 2002, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Golden
Jubilee – 50 years of being Queen of England.
There were lots of celebrations.

In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her

Diamond Jubilee. She had been Queen for 60
years! There were parties across the country, all
focused around a central weekend of events.

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee was in 2022

and celebrated 70 years of her being
The Queen. 

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 8th September 2022

On 8th September 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II had died.

Prince Charles became King Charles III.

 Fun Facts About Queen Elizabeth II
She had 9 thrones; 6 at Buckingham Palace!

She had her portrait painted over 130 times!

She sent cards to congratulate people who reached the age of 100.

Corgis were her favourite

dogs. She owned more than
30 corgis during
her reign.

She had been Queen longer

than any other
king or queen in the UK.

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