Queen Elizabeth: The Past Life, Family, and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth: The Past Life, Family, and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until she died in 2022.

She was the Reign of 32 sovereign nations during her lifetime and served as King of 15 of them at the time of her death.  Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch and the longest on record for any female head of state in history.

Queen Elizabeth: The Past Life, Family, and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father ascended the throne in 1936 after his brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated, making Elizabeth the presumptive heir. She was educated privately at home and began performing public duties during World War II, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service.

In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, the former Prince of Greece and Denmark, and their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in April 2021. They had four children: Charles III Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York. and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth—then 25 years old—became queen of seven CIS countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (today's Sri Lanka), as well as the President of the Commonwealth.

Elizabeth ruled as a constitutional queen through major political changes such as unrest in Northern Ireland, the transfer of power in the United Kingdom, the decolonization of Africa, the accession of the United Kingdom to European societies, and withdrawal from the European Union.

The number of its kingdoms varied over time as regions gained independence and some realms became republics. Her many historical visits and meetings include state visits to China in 1986, Russia in 1994, the Republic of Ireland in 2011, and visits with five popes.

Significant events include Elizabeth's coronation in 1953 and her silver, gold, diamond, and platinum jubilee celebrations in 1977, 2002, 2012, and 2022, respectively. Elizabeth was the longest-lived British monarch and the second longest-reigning in world history, after Louis XIV of France.

She occasionally faced Republican sentiment and media criticism of her family, especially after the collapse of her children's marriage, her awful year in 1992, and the death of her ex-wife Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. However, support for the monarchy in the UK has remained consistently high, as has her popularity. Elizabeth died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, and was succeeded by her eldest son, Charles III.

Queen Elizabeth's Previous Life and Family

Elizabeth was born at 02:40 (GMT) on April 21, 1926, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V. Her father, Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), was the King's second son. Her mother, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother), was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, and 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn, having been born at her London home (17 Bruton Street, Mayfair) by cesarean section.

She was baptized by the Anglican Archbishop of York, Cosmo Gordon Lange, in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace on 29 May, and named Elizabeth after her mother; Alexandra after her paternal grandmother, who died six months earlier; And Mary after her grandmother to her father.

Her close family called her "Lilibet",  based on what she initially called herself,  she was cherished by her grandfather George V, whom she affectionately called "Grandfather England",  and her regular visits during His serious illness in 1929 were attributed to the popular press and later by biographers to lift his spirits and aid his recovery.

Elizabeth's only sister, Princess Margaret, was born in 1930. The two princesses were educated at home under the supervision of their mother and nanny, Marion Crawford. Lessons focused on history, language, literature, and music. Crawford published a biography of Elizabeth and Margaret's childhood years called The Little Princesses in 1950, much to the dismay of the royal family.

The book describes Elizabeth's love of horses and dogs, her discipline, and her attitude to responsibility.  Others echoed such observations: Winston Churchill described Elizabeth when she was two years old as a "character. She has an air of authority and amazing contemplation in an infant." Margaret Rhodes, her cousin, described her as "a cheerful little girl, but sane and well-behaved".

Queen Elizabeth marriage

Elizabeth met her future husband, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, in 1934 and again in 1937. They were second cousins ​​removed by King Christian IX of Denmark and third cousins ​​through Queen Victoria. After meeting her for the third time at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in July 1939, Elizabeth - though only 13 years old - said she had fallen in love with Philip, and they began exchanging letters. She was 21 years old when her engagement was officially announced on July 9, 1947.

Elizabeth gave birth to her first child, Prince Charles, on November 14, 1948. One month earlier, the King issued a letter of patent allowing her children to use the style and title of a prince or princess, which they would not otherwise have achieved. Right because their father is no longer a royal prince.  The second child, Princess Anne, was born on August 15, 1950.

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth

George VI's health declined during 1951, and Elizabeth often stood up at public events. When she toured Canada and visited President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C., in October 1951, carried her private secretary, Martin Charteris, a draft declaration of accession in the event of King's death while on tour.

In early 1952 Elizabeth and Philip set out on a tour of Australia and New Zealand via Kenya. On February 6, 1952, they had just returned to their Kenyan home, Sagana Lodge, after a night spent at the Treetops Hotel, when news of George VI's death and Elizabeth's subsequent accession to the throne reached immediate effect. Philip passed the news to the new queen.

She chose to keep Elizabeth as her royal name.  She was therefore called Elizabeth II, to the dismay of many Scots, as she was the first Elizabeth to rule in Scotland. She was proclaimed queen throughout her kingdom and the royal party hastily returned to the United Kingdom.  Elizabeth and Philip moved to Buckingham Palace.

Queen Elizabeth fortune

Elizabeth's personal fortune has been the subject of speculation for many years. In 1971, Jock Colville, her former private secretary, and manager of her bank, Coutts, estimated her fortune at £2 million (equivalent to about £30 million in 2021  In 1993, Buckingham Palace described the £100m estimate as "significantly exaggerated".

In 2002, she inherited an estate estimated at £70 million from her mother. The Sunday Times Rich List 2020 estimated her personal fortune at £350 million, making her the 372nd richest person in the UK.  She was number one on the list when she started in The Sunday Times Rich List in 1989, with a fortune of £5.2 billion, which included state-owned assets she did not personally own,  (about £13.8 billion today's value).

Queen Elizabeth Titles, Honors and Arms

• April 21, 1926 - December 11, 1936: Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York.
• December 11, 1936 - November 20, 1947: Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth
• November 20, 1947 - February 6, 1952: Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh
• February 6, 1952 - September 8, 2022: Her Majesty

Elizabeth held many honorary military titles and positions throughout the Commonwealth, was sovereign of many orders in her countries, and received honors and awards from around the world. In each of her kingdoms, she had a distinctive title that followed a similar formula: Queen of Saint Lucia and her other kingdoms and territories in Saint Lucia, Queen of Australia, and her other kingdoms and territories in Australia, etc.

In the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, belonging to the Crown and not separate realms, they were known as the Duke of Normandy and Lord of Man, respectively. Additional styles include Defender of the Faith and Duke of Lancaster.