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Elizabeth II held numerous titles and honours, both during and before her time as monarch of each of her Commonwealth realms.Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title as Princess Elizabeth of York being given as from her birth), and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.
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.
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) [b] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor . Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn .
Queen Elizabeth rose to the throne at the young of 25 when her father died unexpectedly in 1952 and went on to reign for a record 70 years until her death in 2022.
Elizabeth II was voted the greatest cultural icon in the UK from the last 90 years in a survey to mark the anniversary of the British Council.
Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953. The Print Collector/Getty Images At the age of 25, Queen Elizabeth II — then known as Princess Elizabeth — pledged to ...
The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration in 2022 marking the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. It was the first time that any monarch in British history celebrated a platinum jubilee, as is the case in the histories of the other Commonwealth realms .
The funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth II took place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19 September, after Her Majesty died on Thursday 8 September, aged 96.. The Queen will be reunited with her ...