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Why does she have two birthdays?
The Queen has two birthdays - her real one - on 21 April, as she was born on 21 April 1926 and turned 96 this year.
Then a second one - the official celebration - on the second Saturday of June. Trooping the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British monarch for over 260 years.
Many members of the Royal family will attend the event, and it will be Prince Louis' first Trooping of the Colour. https://www.bbc.co.uk/ -
First time in the radio program
On October 13, 1940, at the age of 13, she made her first radio appearance in the program "Children's Hour" with an appeal to children affected by the disasters of the war. https://library.vladimir.ru/ -
Wedding
The royal couple's love story had a romantic beginning but their relationship was rattled by her early ascension to the throne five years into their marriage. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, who were married for more than 70 years, can boast of the longest marriage in British royal history. https://www.biography.com -
The eldest son
Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has been heir apparent as well as Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952 and is both the oldest and the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. He is also the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held the title since July 1958. Upon the death of his father, Prince Philip, on 9 April 2021. https://ru.m.wikipedia.org -
It took place on 2 June 1953
The coronation of Elizabeth II took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. Elizabeth II acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Elizabeth_II -
He came from skies
Their acquaintance took place in July 1961, Gagarin spent five days in Great Britain. Gagarin took part in the gala dinner at the invitation of the Queen.
After he had had the tea, he reached into the cup with a spoon (or, in some sources, even with his bare fingers) and ate the lemon, which apparently was a blatant violation of the protocol.
The Queen smiled, followed suit and ate hers too. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/ -
The ship was named "Queen Elizabeth 2".
The new flagship "Kunard" was launched on September 20, 1967. The godmother of the ship became the British Queen Elizabeth II. In honor of her, the ship was named "Queen Elizabeth 2". https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Elizabeth_2 -
Trooping the Colour incident
In 1981 an assassination attempt was made on the British Queen. June 13, the day of the Trooping the Color ceremony. 17-year-old Markus Sergeant fired blanks at Elizabeth II six times as she rode to the start of the Guards parade. Loud pops only frightened the queen's favorite horse named Burmis, but the monarch was able to quickly master the situation and stay in the saddle. https://www.tatler.ru -
Her first visit to...
She was in Russia only once. The visit of Elizabeth II to Russia took place in 1994, and this was her first official visit to our country in the entire history of bilateral relations dating back to 1553. President Boris Yeltsin accompanied the queen when she visited the Bolshoi Theatre, sightseeing in Moscow, and at events in St. Petersburg. https://www.marieclaire.ru/stil-zjizny/kak-proshel-edinstvennyiy-vizit-elizavetyi-ii-v-rossiyu/ -
Sixtieth anniversary of Elizabeth II throne
Queen Elizabeth Land was named as such on December 18, 2012, during a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the British Foreign Office to commemorate her 60 years on the British throne. https://ru.m.wikipedia.org -
Seventy years together
Platinum wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. On November 20, 1947, 21-year-old Princess Elizabeth married 26-year-old Philip Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey. https://www.interfax.ru/photo/3627/37621 -
Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II
The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II will be celebrated in 2022 in the Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. The celebration plans were formally unveiled in full by Buckingham Palace on 10 January 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II