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Queen Consort Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, King George VI, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth sit together in an open carriage, all wearing formal hats, in 1939. Young Princess Elizabeth smiles while riding a tricycle in Hyde Park, London, with her nurse walking behind her and a pram visible to the side. wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip, duke of Edinburgh Black-and-white portrait of the British royal family in 1951, with Prince Charles standing by a fountain, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Duke of Edinburgh, King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Anne in a baby carriage. Formal black-and-white portrait of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, wearing a decorated military uniform with medals and sashes, seated and facing forward. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, kneels before Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, surrounded by clergy and officials in ceremonial robes. Sir Gerald Wollaston, dressed in elaborate ceremonial attire, reads from a large official document during the proclamation of Queen Elizabeth at Chancery Lane in 1952. Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara, formal gown, sash, and fur stole, smiles and waves as she attends an evening event in Edinburgh.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles to the crowd from Buckingham Palace (London, England) balcony at the end of the Platinum Pageant in London on June 5, 2022 as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations. The curtain comes down on four days of momentous nationwide celebrations to honor Queen Elizabeth II's historic Platinum Jubilee with a day-long pageant lauding the 96 year old monarch's record seven decades on the throne. (British royalty)
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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - Queen Elizabeth Had a Longtime Body Double. Aug 07, 2026
Add new Web site: The Royal Family. Jul 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 17, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Saturday Extra - 99 glimpses of Princess Margaret. Sep 24, 2025
Anniversary information added. Sep 04, 2025
Media added. Mar 25, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 29, 2024
Link added. Oct 12, 2023
Link added. May 24, 2023
Media added. Apr 18, 2023
Media added. Mar 20, 2023
Added a description of the commemoration of Elizabeth II's death. Sep 19, 2022
Media added. Sep 12, 2022
Added a description of Elizabeth's “Platinum Jubilee” and her official appointment of Liz Truss as prime minister at Balmoral. Sep 08, 2022
Noted that she died on September 8, 2022. Sep 08, 2022
Add new Web site: CNN - Queen Elizabeth II Fast Facts. Aug 22, 2022
Added a description of developments leading up to the death of Prince Philip in April 2021. Apr 09, 2021
Media added. Jan 07, 2021
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Queen Elizabeth II. Nov 21, 2018
Removed table. Jul 30, 2018
Add new Web site: Government of Canada - Canadian Heritage - Biography of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Jul 05, 2018
Cross-references added. Nov 09, 2017
Media added. Aug 16, 2017
Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - 15 Fun Facts About the Queen. Dec 30, 2016
Add new Web site: Vision - Queen Elizabeth II: Duty Comes First. Dec 30, 2016
Added that she had become the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Sep 09, 2015
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Queen Elizabeth II. Mar 26, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Queen Elizabeth II. Mar 26, 2013
In 2012 she celebrated her "Diamond Jubilee." Feb 06, 2012
Added description of queen's visit to Ireland in May. May 17, 2011
In May 2011 she became the second-longest reigning monarch in British history. May 12, 2011
Added additional information, including Elizabeth's decision to pay taxes on her personal income (1992) and the celebrations surrounding her "Golden Jubilee" (2002). May 06, 2011
Media added. May 25, 2010
Video of Elizabeth's youth added. Apr 09, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of "Elizabeth II. Oct 30, 2008
Article revised and updated. Apr 30, 2008
Media added. Sep 06, 2007
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - History - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Apr 30, 2007
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Elizabeth II.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Apr 30, 2007
Media added. Oct 26, 2006
Added new Web site: The Royal Collection: Royal Palaces, Residences and Art Collection. Aug 09, 2006
Article revised. May 31, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 28, 1999
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