Королева Елизавета II

1.

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2.

Queen Elizabeth’s full name
is
Elizabeth
Alexandra
Mary.

3.

The Queen’s surname is Windsor.
The British royal family changed
their last name – Saxe-CoburgGotha during the First World War
because it sounded too ‘German’.
Anti-German feeling in the county
was so strong that King George V
dropped all his German titles and
changed the family name to
Windsor – after his castle of the
same name.

4.

The future ruler was
born on April 21,
1926 in London into
the family of Prince
Albert (better known
as King George VI)
and Elizabeth
Bowles-Lyon.

5.

Already at the age of
thirteen, she met her future
husband, Prince Philip, who
was the son of A.
Glucksburg and a
descendant of Queen
Victoria. In 1947, the young
couple got married, after
which they had three sons
and one daughter.

6.

During World War II,
she served in the
military and learned the
profession of truck
driver. She finished her
service with the rank of
junior commander.
Beginning in 1944, her
father introduced
Elizabeth to state
affairs and introduced
her to royalty.

7.

On 6 February 1952, at
the age of 56, George
VI died of lung disease.
On the same day,
Elizabeth Alexandra
Mary was declared
Queen of Great Britain.
The coronation
procedure, however,
took place in June
1954.

8.

On September 9, 2015,
Elizabeth II set a record
for reigning over the
British crown. She
became the oldest
monarch in the country's
history and the longest
reigning monarch.

9.

The queen's hobby is
photography. She also
enjoyed horse racing,
fishing and walking
in the countryside.

10.

Elizabeth’s
favourite dogs are
corgis. She has
owned more than
30 corgis during
her reign. She has
also introduced a
new breed of dog
known as the
dorgi (dachshund
+ corgi).

11.

On February 6,
2022, Elizabeth II
became the first
monarch in British
history to reign for
70 years. Elizabeth
II died on
September 8, 2022
at her residence,
Balmoral Castle
(Scotland).