Elizabeth II Research Paper

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Elizabeth II Elizabeth Alexandra Mary "Windsor" she was born 21 April 1926 in London and she has been the Queen of the United Kingdom since 1952. She is living in the United Kingdom, and she has spent most of her life there.
Elisabeth was born in London on 21 April 1926. Her father was Prince Albert. He was Duke of York. His brother was the Prince of Wales. Her mother was Elizabeth. She was Duchess of York. Princess Elizabeth was the granddaughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was named after her mother. Her nickname was "Lilibet".
Princess Margaret is the sister of the Queen, and she was born in 1930. They both got education at home. Princess Elizabeth was third in the line of succession to the British Throne. The first in line was her uncle, the Prince of Wales. The second in line was her father, the Duke of York. She was third in line. Elizabeth's grandfather, King George V, died in 1936. Her uncle became King Edward VIII. He was
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Prince Philip was born in royal families of Greece and Denmark. Before they got married, he became a citizen of the United Kingdom, and changed his name to Philip Mountbatten. He became the Duke of Edinburgh on the day they married, and became a Prince of the United Kingdom in 1957. The Queen and Prince Philip have four children, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947. The wedding was in Westminster Abbey. Elizabeth and her husband prince Philip lived mostly at Clarence House in London. They have four children; Charles, Prince of Wales was born 14 November 1948. Their second child is Anne, Princess Royal. She was born 15 August 1950. The Royal couple had two more sons. Prince Andrew, Duke of York was born 19 February 1960. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex was born 10 March 1964. The princes and princess often use the name Mountbatten-Windsor. This is their official last