Queen Elizabeth II - Longest reigning British Monarch.

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Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her recent death on 8th September 2022.

She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and 15 at the time of her death.[a] Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch and the longest recorded of any female head of state in history.

Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, making Elizabeth the heir presumptive.

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, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, and their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in April 2021. They had four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II, in PICTURES :

1936: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in the grounds of the royal lodge at Windsor

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1930s: Princess Elizabeth rides her pony in Windsor Great Park

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1940: Princess Elizabeth reads with her sister Princess Margaret

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1960: The Queen, Prince Philip and their children Princess Anne, Prince Charles (right) and Prince Andrew on his first holiday at Balmoral

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1952: Princess Elizabeth admires a horse at the Royal Windsor horse show

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1982: The Queen and Prince Philip at the Royal Windsor horse show

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2003: The Queen with her granddaughter Zara Phillips at the Cheltenham Gold Cup

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2008: The Queen rides in the grounds of Windsor Castle with her stud groom, Terry Pendry

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2015: The Queen watches her horse Balmoral Fashion compete at the Royal Windsor horse show

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2021: The Queen with her racing manager, John Warren, at Royal Ascot

Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II :

• 21 April 1926 – 11 December 1936: Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York[328]

• 11 December 1936 – 20 November 1947: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth

• 20 November 1947 – 6 February 1952: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh[329]

• 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022: Her Majesty The Queen

Elizabeth held many titles and honorary military positions throughout the Commonwealth, was sovereign of many orders in her own countries, and received honours and awards from around the world.

In each of her realms, she had a distinct title that follows a similar formula: Queen of Saint Lucia and of Her other Realms and Territories in Saint Lucia, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories in Australia, etc.

In the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, which are Crown Dependencies rather than separate realms, she was known as Duke of Normandy and Lord of Mann, respectively.

Additional styles include Defender of the Faith and Duke of Lancaster.