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Queen Elizabeth II: The Power and Glory (1991) From Princess to Queen: Elizabeth II – Childhood to Statehood (1996) 50 Glorious Years – A Royal Celebration (1997) Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002: Party at the Palace (2002) The Queen: Behind the Mask (2007) The Queen – A life in Film (2008) The Story of Queen Elizabeth II (2011) Die Queen ...
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.
At the age of 25, Queen Elizabeth II — then known as Princess Elizabeth — pledged to remain queen for the rest of her life at her coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on June 2, 1953 ...
Elizabeth II, and her sister Margaret were the last members of the royal family to be educated at home by tutors in the traditional manner. [29] Elizabeth and Margaret were home-schooled by their governess Marion Crawford. Private tutors of Elizabeth included the provost of Eton College, Henry Marten, who instructed her in constitutional history.
Queen Elizabeth II remained overwhelmingly popular throughout her 70 years as the United Kingdom's monarch, overseeing many transformations of the country.
It's no question that Queen Elizabeth II was one impressive woman. The former sovereign made history as the longest-reigning British monarch, having led the commonwealth for nearly 71 years.
Top left: Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning female monarch, ruling as Queen of the United Kingdom for 70 years, from 1952 to 2022. Top right: Victoria ruled as Queen of the United Kingdom for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901; the longest at the time.
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.