Elizabeth II

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Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, 1926–2022, queen of the United Kingdom 1952–2022 (daughter of George VI).

Elizabeth II

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Elizabeth II1926FBritishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler born 1926, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1952; daughter of George VI

Elizabeth II

The present queen of Britain . Her husband is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , and the eldest of her four children is Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales . Since Elizabeth became queen in 1952, dozens of nations, formerly possessions of Britain, have become independent.

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First launched in 2022 to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, the Corgi Derby was created to celebrate the breed which was the late monarch's favourite.

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Queen Elizabeth II was a regular and devout worshipper at the church.

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The plan had been for them to take their seats earlier, and for Elizabeth II to lead a small procession of senior royals into the Abbey slightly later.

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Mr Hampshire said the late Queen Elizabeth II knew about the contacts with China and they were "perhaps even encouraged".

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The disaster killed 116 children and 28 adults - and after the cameras had left, and the royal visit by Queen Elizabeth II had concluded, grief morphed into visceral anger.

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