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Born
Queen Elizabeth the 3rd was born on 21 April 1926. -
Became queen
Queen Elizabeth the 3rd became queen on February 6th, 1952 -
Accession
On her accession on February 6th, 1952 Elizabeth became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent commonwealth countries. -
crowned
She was crowned queen on June 2nd,1953 -
terrible loss
On August 29th, 1979 her husband's uncle and several members of his family were aboard a boat and died from a terrorist bombing.