
Queen Elizabeth IIName: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 in London. Her birthday is officially celebrated in Britain on the 3rd Saturday of June each year. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
When did Queen Elizabeth come to the throne? Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952 upon the death of her father, king George VI Her Coronation, at westminster abbey, followed on June 2, 1953.(A new king or Queen begins to rule as soon as their succession to the throne has been announced. But the coronation - when the crown is placed on the monarch's head - may not happen until months later.) The queen celebrated her golden jubilee (50 years since her accession) in 2002.
Who is the Queen married to?
The Queen as married to the HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the son of Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark. They married on 20 November 1947. The Duke is Queen Elizabeth's third cousin; they share Queen victoria as a great-great-grandmother.





