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Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in London, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home. Her father ascended the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
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dailyrecord.co.ukAs Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96, let's take a look back at her incredible life and how she was not born to be the monarch.
Far away from being born in the glamorous setting of a palace, the Queen was born in a London townhouse after her parents had just moved house.
Her parents had moved into 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, belonging to her Scottish grandparents, only a few weeks before she arrived by Caesarean section on 21 April 1926.
Her father, Bertie, the Duke of York, was King George V’s second son, which meant Elizabeth was only third in line to the throne and not expected to become Queen.
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