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Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
Elizabeth was born on 21st April
1926 as Princess Elizabeth.
She was born in Mayfair, an area
of London.
She was the first child of The Duke
and Duchess of York. The Duke of
York later became King George
VI.

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Elizabeth’s Childhood
Princess Elizabeth was taught at home,
not at school.
She learned art and
music and enjoyed
drama and swimming.
When she was 11, she joined the Girl Guides.

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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of
Edinburgh Get Married
Princess Elizabeth married Philip
Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh on 20th
November 1947 in Westminster Abbey.
She was 21 years old when she
got married.
They received 2500 wedding
gifts from around the world!

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Elizabeth Becomes Queen
In 1952, when she was 25, Elizabeth’s
father King George VI died.
Elizabeth was in Kenya when she
heard the sad news. She came
home straight away and it was
decided that Elizabeth would
become queen.
She became queen on
6th February 1952 and
was crowned on 2nd
June 1953.

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The Royal Family
Queen Elizabeth II
and the Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh
have four children:
In 1948, the Queen's first child Prince
Charles was born – Prince of Wales.
In 1950, Princess Anne was born –
Princess Royal.
In 1960, Prince Andrew was born –
Duke of York.
In 1964, Prince Edward was born –
Earl of Wessex.
Photo courtesy of (Photomage, rowingbloke, Northern Island Office @flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution

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The Royal Family
Queen Elizabeth II and the Philip, Duke of Edinburgh have several
grandchildren, including Prince William of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke
of Sussex.
Prince William
Prince Harry

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The Royal Family
Queen Elizabeth II has some great grandchildren. You may have heard of
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis who are Prince William
and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children.
“Royal Family” by [@KensingtonRoyal] is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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The Role of the Queen
The Queen helps to look after
many countries around the world.
A picture of the Queen is always
seen on British stamps and coins
and sometimes her picture is used
on stamps around the world.

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The Queen’s Homes
Her Majesty's official residence in London is Buckingham Palace.

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The Queen’s Homes
She also spends lots of time at
Windsor Castle.
The Royal family often spend
Christmas in Balmoral Castle
in Scotland.

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The National Anthem
‘God Save the King’ was a patriotic song first performed in London in 1745.
Today, it is known as the National Anthem.
God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.

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The Queen’s Jubilee
In 2002, the Queen celebrated her Golden
Jubilee – 50 years of being Queen of England.
There were lots of celebrations.
In 2012, the Queen celebrated her Diamond
Jubilee. She had been Queen for sixty years!
There were parties across the country, all
focussed around a central weekend of events.
The Diamond Jubilee Pageant took place on
the Thames in London and included 1,000
boats assembled from around the world.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s Birthdays
The Queen has two birthdays! Her actual birthday is 21st April but in the
UK, the Queen’s birthday is celebrated on the second Saturday of June
each year.
In 2016, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
celebrated her 90 birthday! She is the
first Queen to become 90.

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Fun Facts About the Queen
I have nine thrones; six at Buckingham Palace!
I’ve had my portrait painted over 130 times!
I send telegraphs to congratulate people who reach the age of 100.
Corgis are my favourite dogs.
I have owned more than 30 corgis during my reign.
I have been Queen for 69 years
– longer than any other King or Queen!