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1921 - Birth of Philip Mountbatten
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1926 - Birth of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, known as Elizabeth II or "Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York
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1928 - Philip is taken to continue his studies in the UK
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1939 - Philip joins the British Royal Navy and serves British forces during the war
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1939 - Elizabeth II claims to have fallen in love with her second cousin, Philip Mountbatten, and the couple begin exchanging letters
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1942 - Philip is promoted to Lieutenant
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1946 - Philip asks the King for Elizabeth II's hand in marriage and the request is accepted
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1947 - Elizabeth II's first international trip
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1947 - Marriage of Elizabeth and Philip
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1948 - Birth of the couple's first son, Prince Charles
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1950 - Birth of their daughter, Princess Anne
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1952 - The couple take the throne as Queen of the United Kingdom and Prince Consort
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1952 - Elizabeth II's title passes to "Her Majesty the Queen".
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1960 - Birth of her son, Prince Andrew
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1964 - Birth of her son, Prince Edward
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1968 - Elizabeth II and Philip visit Brazil and stayed in the country for 11 days as part of a Latin American economic integration programme.
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1986 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the Olympic Games in Montreal
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1991 - Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to address a joint session of the United States Congress
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2012 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the Olympic Games in London
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2013 - Elizabeth II receives an honorary award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, considered the British Oscars.
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2015 - The Queen became the longest reigning monarch in the history of the United Kingdom
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2021 - Philip Mountbatten dies aged 99