Elizabeth II was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926, and died on September 8, 2022. She was well known as the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms from February 6, 1952, till her death in 2022. She recorded the longest reign of any British monarch and female head of state in history.
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| Real Name: | Elizabeth Alexandra Mary |
| Date of Birth: | April 21, 1926 |
| Place of Birth: | Mayfair, London |
| Died: | September 8, 2022 |
| Place of Death: | Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom |
| Parents: | George IV (father), Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
| Siblings: | Princess Margaret |
| Husband: | Prince Philip Mountbatten (m. 1947, died 2021) |
| Children: | 4 |
| Net Worth: | $600 million |
Here are some other interesting facts about Queen Elizabeth II.
1. She was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York.
2. She was educated privately at home alongside her sibling Princess Margaret who was born in 1930. The two were schooled under the supervision of their mother and were taught lessons on history, literature, and language.
3. Her father died in 1952, and at that time, she was on a trip to Kenya with her husband.
4. She was 25 years old when she became queen of seven independent Commonwealth countries: Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, as well as the Head of the Commonwealth.
5. She was the head of the 54 Commonwealth Nations.
6. Queen Elizabeth II was the first British Monarch to visit the Republic of Ireland.
7. She toured every region of Britain ahead of her Diamond Jubilee.
8. Queen Elizabeth II holds the record for the most travelled monarch in history. She went to more than 120 countries on six continents.
9. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving British monarch with a reign of 79 years and seven months.
10. Queen Elizabeth II was married to Philip Mountbatten, in November 1947, and their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in April 2021. Philip Mountbatten was a former prince of Greece and Denmark. They had four children namely Charles III; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
