Britain’s longest-reigning Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She was 96 years outdated. His reign was the longest within the historical past of the United Kingdom, and one of many longest by any head of state. Here are some essential moments of his life:
Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, and was christened within the personal chapel of Buckingham Palace on May 29 of the identical yr.
– When her uncle Edward VIII resigned on December 11, 1936, she succeeded and her father grew to become King George VI. She was 10 years outdated.
– She married Navy Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey, London.
They had 4 youngsters: Prince Charles (born 1948), Princess Anne (1950), Prince Andrew (1960) and Prince Edward (1964). Philip handed away in April 2021 on the age of 99.
– She ascended the throne on the loss of life of her father on February 6, 1952, whereas she was on a royal tour in Kenya.
He was topped at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.
-When she ascended the throne, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong and Harry Truman have been main the Soviet Union, China and the US, whereas Winston Churchill was the British PM.
– He has been served until 15 o’clock.
– On September 9, 2015, he surpassed the 63 years, 7 months, 2 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes he spent on the throne of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
Elizabeth stays the queen of 15 realms together with the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada.
– He celebrated his Platinum Jubilee – the seventieth anniversary of his accession – on February 6, 2022.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
