Elizabeth II

American

noun

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

Elizabeth II British

noun

born 1926, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1952; daughter of George VI

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Elizabeth II Cultural

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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A handwritten letter penned by Queen Elizabeth II as a child has been sold at auction for £25,000.

From BBC

A message in Spanish from Queen Elizabeth II to King Juan Carlos read: "All of us in Great Britain are reassured to know the final result."

From BBC

There are no significant jubilees, no royal weddings, no major events on the scale we saw in the final years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

From BBC

His arrest completes the social downfall of a man once toasted as the late Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite son and a dashing wartime helicopter pilot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Queen Elizabeth II strips Andrew of his military affiliations and patronages, as Buckingham Palace looks to distance itself from the then prince.

From The Wall Street Journal

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