Timeline: The life of Queen Elizabeth II
AUK Editorial
10 September 2022
On Thursday, September 8th, Buckingham palace announced the death of the UK’s longest-serving monarch, her majesty Queen Elizabeth II after. She passed away at Balmoral, at 96 years old, after reigning for 70 years. (https://loscoches.com)
What do you know about Queen Elizabeth II?
- Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926.
- Head of the Church of England.
- The daughter of King George VI, who acceded to the throne in 1936.
- She acceded to the throne at the age of 27 on February 16, 1952.
- She was named Elizabeth II after Queen Elizabeth, who was the monarch in the 16th century.
- The Queen celebrated her platinum jubilee in 2022, 70 years as a monarch.
- During her term, 15 prime ministers had led the British government, the most recent of whom was Liz Terrace, the current prime minister.
- Queen Elizabeth is the head of 15 of the Commonwealth Nations, including the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, Belize, the Bahamas and Papua New Guinea.
- Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch in the history of the United Kingdom.
- Queen, Elizabeth has visited more than 100 countries, another record for a British monarch.
- She has made more than 150 visits to “Commonwealth” countries.
- She was the first British monarch to visit China in 1996.
- She is the first British monarch to address the US House of Congress in 1991.
- She was married to Prince Philip for 73 years before his death in 2021.
- She passed away after 70 years of ascending to the throne on Thursday, September 8, 2022
King Charles’s accession after Queen Elizabeth’s death
- Her 74-year-old son Charles became king of the country later under the name: King Charles III.
- King Charles is the first member of the royal family to speak in the House of Lords since the era of Edward VII in 1974.
- Charles completed his university studies at Cambridge in 1970.
- His son, Prince William, 40, is considered his heir, and he is the son of the late Princess Diana.
- Charles’ wife Camellia acquired the title of Queen Consort.
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