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[[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 U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]], courtesy 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''' (1926 | '''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 monarachy]]'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 the Supreme Governor of the [[Church of England]]. She ascended to the throne in 1952, and her predecessor was [[George VI]], her father. She married [[Philip Mountbatten]], now Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947. They have four children. Her son Charles is her future successor. | ||
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Revision as of 03:20, 11 July 2007
Queen Elizabeth II riding with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, courtesy Ronald Reagan Library
Elizabeth, then a princess, with U.S. President Harry S. Truman
Queen Elizabeth II (born 21st April 1926[1]) is the current monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. She ascended to the throne in 1952, and her predecessor was George VI, her father. She married Philip Mountbatten, now Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947. They have four children. Her son Charles is her future successor.
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 monarachy's page: 'One Queen. Two Birthdays'.