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[[Image:Liz2.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Queen Elizabeth II meeting [[NASA]] staff at the [[Goddard Space Flight Center]], [[Maryland]] in 2007.]] | [[Image:Liz2.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Queen Elizabeth II meeting [[NASA]] staff at the [[Goddard Space Flight Center]], [[Maryland]], in 2007.]] | ||
[[Image:Reaganelizabeth.jpg|right|thumb|Queen Elizabeth II riding with U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]], courtesy Ronald Reagan Library]] | [[Image:Reaganelizabeth.jpg|right|thumb|Queen Elizabeth II riding with [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Ronald Reagan]], courtesy of the [[Ronald Reagan Library]].]] | ||
[[Image:Trumanelizabeth.jpg|right|thumb|Elizabeth, then a princess, with U.S. President [[Harry S. Truman]]]] | [[Image:Trumanelizabeth.jpg|right|thumb|Elizabeth, then a princess, with U.S. President [[Harry S. Truman]].]] | ||
'''Queen Elizabeth II''' (born 21st April 1926<ref>April often being a poor month for good [[weather]], the Queen's birthday is officially celebrated in June. See the [[British monarchy]]'s page: '[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page4820.asp One Queen, Two Birthdays]'.</ref>) is the current [[monarch]] of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and | '''Queen Elizabeth II''' (born 21st April 1926<ref>April often being a poor month for good [[weather]], the Queen's birthday is officially celebrated in June. See the [[British monarchy]]'s official page: '[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page4820.asp One Queen, Two Birthdays]'.</ref>) is the current [[head of state]] and [[monarch]] of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], and [[Supreme Governor of the Church of England]]. She is also head of state of several Commonwealth countries, including [[Canada]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], serving over 129 million people in these '[[Commonwealth Realms]]' as their [[sovereign]]. In none of these offices does she hold any formal [[politics|political]] [[power]]. | ||
The [[Queen]] married [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Philip Mountbatten]], now [[Duke of Edinburgh]], in 1947, and ascended to the throne in 1952 following the death of her father, [[George VI]]. [[Prince Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]], the eldest of the Queen's four children, is expected to succeed her. Elizabeth's [[hobby|hobbies]] include watching [[horse racing]] and [[choosing a horse|breeding]], [[dog]] walking and [[country dancing]].<ref>''The Royal Family'': '[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5550.asp Her Majesty the Queen]'. Official website.</ref> | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Revision as of 04:47, 11 July 2007
Elizabeth, then a princess, with U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
Queen Elizabeth II (born 21st April 1926[1]) is the current head of state and monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, and Supreme Governor of the Church of England. She is also head of state of several Commonwealth countries, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand, serving over 129 million people in these 'Commonwealth Realms' as their sovereign. In none of these offices does she hold any formal political power.
The Queen married Philip Mountbatten, now Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947, and ascended to the throne in 1952 following the death of her father, George VI. Prince Charles, the eldest of the Queen's four children, is expected to succeed her. Elizabeth's hobbies include watching horse racing and breeding, dog walking and country dancing.[2]
Early life
Accession to the throne
Reign of Elizabeth
Footnotes
- ↑ April often being a poor month for good weather, the Queen's birthday is officially celebrated in June. See the British monarchy's official page: 'One Queen, Two Birthdays'.
- ↑ The Royal Family: 'Her Majesty the Queen'. Official website.
References
General references
Further reading
External links
- British Monarchy - official website