Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth’s full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. As a child she called herself “Lilibet’, a name that members of her family still use

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Until she was 10 years old Elizabeth didn’t know that one day she would be queen. It was only when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936 that her father became King George VI and Elizabeth became heiress to the throne .

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Elizabeth‘s parents II Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Dad Prince Albert, Duke of York

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Just before World War II in 1939, Elizabeth met a young sailor at a Royal Naval College. He was Prince Philip of Greece. They married in Westminster Abbey when she was 21 and now have 4 children (Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne) and 8 grandchildren (including Prince William and Prince Harry).

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The Queen has 2 birthdays – her real one, on the 26th of April, and an official one, on the second Saturday of June each year.

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In the past 60 years, Elizabeth II has been on 261 official visits to 116 different countries . ммм

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The Queen in the only person in Great Britain who doesn’t have a passport! She is also the only person in the country who can drive without a licence or number plate on her state car.

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Elizabeth’s favourite dogs are corgis. She has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign. She has also introduced a new breed of dog known as the dorgi (dachshund + corgi).