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The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. [1] Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards.
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 had been queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death.
The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits, 18 December 2012. Queen Elizabeth II undertook a number of state and official visits over her 70-year reign (1952 to 2022), [1] as well as trips throughout the Commonwealth, making her the most widely travelled head of state in history. She did not require a British passport for travelling overseas, as ...
Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for nearly a decade that Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy, ... “Obviously somebody mentioned something to her in the early 1950s, perhaps quite soon ...
Presentation of a book of the Six Decades of H.M.The Queen's Commonwealth and State Visits, 18 December 2012. Queen Elizabeth II became Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952 and remained Head of the Commonwealth until her death on 8 September 2022.
Buckingham Palace said it wasn't where it would like to be on diversity in March, announcing 9.6% of its staff were from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesThe 1950s were known as a golden age in fashion and glamour — and the jewelry was no exception, especially among the elites. ... Queen Elizabeth II en Route ...
Queen Elizabeth II 1926–2022 r. 1952–2022: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon 1930–2002: Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon 1930–2017: Prince William of Gloucester 1941–1972: Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester b. 1944: Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester b. 1946: Katharine, Duchess of Kent b. 1933: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent ...