Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms

British London, England

Quick Info

ProfessionQueen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms
NationalityBritish
Date of Birth21/04/1926
Age96 years (died on 08, Sep, 2022)
BirthplaceLondon, England
Date of Death08/09/2022

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameElizabeth Alexandra Mary
Reign6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Coronation2 June 1953

Personal Life

ResidenceBalmoral Castle (at death)
ServiceAuxiliary Territorial Service during WWII (February 1945 – end of 1945)
Military RankSecond Subaltern
Service Number230873
Service NameElizabeth Windsor

Relationships & More

SpousePhilip Mountbatten (m. 1947, d. 2021)
Marriage Duration73 years

Family

Children
  • Charles
  • Anne
  • Andrew
  • Edward
Parents
FatherKing George VI
MotherQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
SuccessorCharles III

Career

Key Events
  • Longest-reigning British monarch (70 years, 214 days)
  • Silver, Golden, Diamond, Platinum Jubilees
  • Head of Commonwealth
  • Weekly meetings with 15 Prime Ministers
  • First female member of the Royal Family to serve as active duty member of British Armed Forces
  • Last surviving head of state to have served during World War II

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Trained as auto mechanic in WWII
2. First British monarch to visit Germany post-WWII (1965)
3. Made radio broadcasts during WWII
4. Devoted to service from age 21
5. Secretly left Buckingham Palace on VE Day (8 May 1945) to celebrate with crowds in London
6. Colonel-in-chief of 16 British Army regiments and corps, and many Commonwealth units
7. Known to diagnose and repair faulty engines throughout her life, skills learned during wartime service
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