When the Duchess of York, Elizabeth AngelaMarguerite Bowes-Lyon, wife of the Duke of York, then King George VI, gave birth to her first child, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (Queen Elizabeth II) by Caesarean section on April 21, 1926. No one really expected her to become queen regnant..
At birth, she was third in line to the throne, behind her uncle Edward, Prince of Wales and her father, the Duke of York.
It would take a twist of fate of immense proportions – and it did. On the death of his grandfather, King George V., his uncle Edward, Prince of Wales, abdicated the throne which allowed his father to become king.
Queen Elizabeth II was educated at home under the supervision of her mother and her lessons focused on history, language, literature and music.
As queen, she witnessed tremendous changes around the world. During her reign, she presided over the decolonization of Africa, the end of the Cold War and, more recently, Britain’s exit from the European Union. She celebrated her Silver (1977), Golden (2002) and Diamond (2012) and most recently her Sapphire Jubilee in 2017.
She is the longest reigning British monarch in history. Queen Elizabeth II also holds the record for longest-serving current monarch and longest-reigning and longest-serving and longest-serving head of state.
Husband
She is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh who was born Prince of Greece and Denmark. Prior to the official announcement of his engagement to Elizabeth in July 1947, he relinquished his Greek and Danish royal titles and became a naturalized British citizen. He married Elizabeth on November 20, 1947.
After his wife was sworn in in 1952, Philip resigned from active military service with the rank of major. He is the oldest male member of the British royal family.
queen elizabeth ii children
The Queen has four children;
Charles, Prince of Wales, born November 4, 1948
Anne, Princess Royal born August 15, 1950
Prince Andrew Duke of York born July 23, 1986
Prince Edward Earl of Wessex born March 10, 1964.
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His eldest son, Prince Charles, is the father of Prince William Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry of Wales.
Father and mother
His father was King George VI (Albert FrederickArthur George) King of the United Kingdom from December 11, 1936 until his death on February 6, 1952. King George was the second son of King George V and was therefore not to ride on the throne. He became king after his eldest son Edward abdicated the throne.
Queen Elizabeth’s mother was ElizabethAngela Marguerite wife of King George VI. She was Queen of the United Kingdom, a title given to her to distinguish her from her daughter who reigned as Queen for much of her life.
She died on March 30, 2002, in her sleep at 101 years and 238 days. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite holds the record for the tallest member of the royal family in British history.
Sister
Queen Elizabeth II’s only brother was Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Until her death, Margaret was considered a controversial member of the royal family because of her romantic relationships with several men (some extra-marital). Her personality came across as an opposite of her more cultured and controlled sister, the Queen.
Margaret fell in love with Captain Peter Townsend Divided, the royal family, the British government and the Church of England opposed the union which refused to support the marriage of a divorced man. Margaret eventually married Antony Armstrong-Jones with whom she had two children – David Armstrong-Jones and Lady Sarah Chatto. The couple divorced in 1978.
A heavy drinker and smoker, Margaret died in King Edward VII Hospital on February 9, 2002, aged 71.
Net value
An attempt to extract wealth from the head of the Royal Family, through their personal wealth, is no small task, for obvious reasons, as much of their wealth is tied up in assets they hold in trust. for the Crown or the British government.
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The Queen’s sources of income include the Sovereigns Grants, an extensive property collection including Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, The Crown Estate, a collection of land and holdings worth £12billion in the UK United. Properties in urban areas are valued at £9.1billion
Queen Elizabeth owns stud farms, an extensive fruit farm and sea land across the UK. The Queen has a large collection of fine art and jewelry and also inherited one of the largest stamp collections in the world from her grandfather. The Queen also receives an annual government allowance of $12.9 million. His personal net worth is estimated at $550 million, which is considered a conservative estimate.