Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom from February 6, 1952, until her death on September 8, 2022.
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Born April 21, 1926 in Bruton Street, London, United Kingdom, Elizabeth II was the daughter of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and King George VI.
She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
In November 1947, Elizabeth II married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in April 2021.
They had four children: King Charles III, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Anne, Princess Royal and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
Following the death of her father King George VI in February 1952, Elizabeth—then 25 years old—became queen of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (known today as Sri Lanka), as well as Head of the Commonwealth.
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Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the second-longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country.
During her reign, Elizabeth traveled to 117 countries, including nearly all 56 Commonwealth states.
By 2019, she had also hosted 112 state visits, plus many other high-level diplomatic visits.
Where did queen Elizabeth 2 die?
Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands.
What did queen Elizabeth suffer from?
Queen Elizabeth II suffered from what Buckingham Palace has called “episodic mobility problems” since the end of last year.


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