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birth
Elizabeth Alexandra Maria Windsor, the future Queen Elizabeth II, was born in London in 1926. She was the eldest daughter in the family of the Duke and Duchess of York. She had a younger sister, Princess Margaret (born in 1930). -
first place in the line of succession
After the abdication of Edward VIII and the coronation of her father George VI in 1937, Princess Elizabeth moved to the first place in the line of succession. -
royal duties
She first began performing her royal duties in 1944, when her father was away. -
The wedding of Elizabeth II with Prince Philip
In 1934, Elizabeth met her future husband, Prince Philip (son of Prince Andrew of Greece). In November 1947, the couple got married. Before the wedding, Philip renounced all his previous titles, accepted British citizenship and converted from Orthodoxy to Anglicanism. On the day of the wedding, George VI granted him the title of Duke of Edinburgh. -
Son of Queen Elizabeth II
Son of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021). Charles III (full name Charles Philip Arthur George) is the reigning king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Windsor dynasty. -
the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
Anna, the Royal Princess (English Anne, Princess Royal), born Anna Elizabeth Alice Louise (English Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise); b. August 15, 1950) is a member of the British Royal family, the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; the only sister of the now reigning King of Great Britain Charles III. Since 1987, Anna has also held the lifelong title of Royal Princess, as the eldest daughter of the reigning monarch -
Queen
Elizabeth II became Queen after her father's death in 1952, and the coronation took place on June 2, 1953. -
The third child
Prince Andrew, Duke of York (full name Andrew Albert Christian Edward) is a British prince, Vice Admiral (2015-2022). The third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II, the younger brother of King Charles III.
He was born on February 19, 1960 in London. He was raised by a governess until the age of 5, then entered the private school Heatherdown near Ascot in Berkshire. -
the third son and youngest child
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (full name — Edward Anthony Richard Louis) is a member of the British Royal family, the third son and youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. 12 Was born on March 10, 1964. -
a law that secured the priority right to the throne for the eldest child of the monarch
In addition, under Elizabeth II, the order of succession to the throne changed in Great Britain. In April 2013, the queen signed a law that secured the priority right to the throne for the eldest child of the monarch, regardless of his gender. Previously, male heirs had the priority right to the throne, and only in the absence of the monarch's sons could his daughter take the throne. -
death
Elizabeth II became the longest-lived British monarch, the oldest head of state in the world. She also ruled for the longest time of all British kings and queens — 70 years. During her reign, 15 prime ministers have changed in the UK — from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss.