![]() ![]() At the age of just 25, Elizabeth was Queen and Britain entered a new Elizabethan age.Īs the nation prospered, the royal family grew, first with the arrival of Prince Andrew and then Prince Edward. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip on their wedding day.īut George VI's health was failing and while the royal couple were in Kenya, the news came through that the King was dead. ![]() The following year, the couple's first child, Prince Charles, was born and two years later, Princess Anne. They married at Westminster Abbey in November 1947. ![]() Indeed she did her bit for the war effort, as she passed her test as a fully-qualified motor driver and mechanic.Īnd like thousands of others, she had a sweetheart in the forces, her third cousin Prince Philip of Greece. And we are trying to bear our own share of the danger and sadness of war." In it, she said: “We are trying to do all we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers and airmen. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96, Buckingham Palace confirms ![]()
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