Queen Elizabeth II was born April 21, 1926 in London, England. Her father was
King George VI and her mother was Queen Elizabeth (the late Queen Mother.)
Future Queens don't go to school like you and me. Elizabeth and her sister
Princess Margaret were taught at home by tutors. Her father became king in 1936.
Elizabeth studied history and law. She also studied art, music, learned to
horseback ride. She even became a Girl Guide when she was eleven. (That's like
Girl Scouts in the United States.) Future Queens don't just marry anybody.
Elizabeth married Lieutenant Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey on November 20,
1947. Lieutenant Mountbatten was the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and a
great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria. Today he is called HRH (His Royal Highness) Prince Philip,
The Duke of Edinburgh.
Elizabeth and Prince Philip have four children, Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales born on November 14, 1948, Princess Anne, now The Princess Royal born on August 15, 1950, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York was born on February 19, 1960, and Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex born on March 10, 1964.
Elizabeth's father, King George VI died on February 6, 1952. She was proclaimed queen that very day. Her coronation was heard on radio and broadcast on television around the world on June 2, 1953.
We wanted to write about her because she is famous and she is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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