Queen Elizabeth II
Born: 21 April, 1926.
Queen since 6 February 1952
Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 in London.
Her birthday is officially
celebrated in Britain on the 3rd Saturday of June each year.
Queen Elizabeth Il is a...
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Queen Elizabeth II
Born: 21 April, 1926.
Queen since 6 February 1952
Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 in London.
Her birthday is officially
celebrated in Britain on the 3rd Saturday of June each year.
Queen Elizabeth Il is a constitutional monarch .
This means that although she is
officially the head of the state, the country is actually run by the government, led by the
Prime Minister.
The Queen lives at Buckingham Palace.
Interesting Fact:
There has not been a Queen of England since 1603.
Elizabeth I was the last
ever King or Queen of England.
From 1603, the monarch, although living in
England, has been known as either the Monarch Great Britain (as Queen Anne
was) or of the United Kingdom (as Queen Victoria was).
When Elizabeth I died, King James VI of Scotland became king of England as
well as Scotland, thus uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland for the
first time.
Find out more about the union on our history of the Union Fla
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