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17 lug 2024 · Elizabeth was the elder daughter of Prince Albert, duke of York, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.As the child of a younger son of King George V, the young Elizabeth had little prospect of acceding to the throne until her uncle, Edward VIII (afterward duke of Windsor), abdicated in her father’s favour on December 11, 1936, at which time her father became King George VI and she became ...
8 set 2022 · Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1953 following the death of her father, King George VI. Her 70-year reign — the longest in British history — was marked by devotion to her nation.
14 set 2022 · Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of the Queen (1992) Getty Images A fascinating and yet somewhat under-the radar documentary, this BBC production was granted almost unprecedented access to the ...
8 set 2023 · Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Read about her young life, husband, children, grandchildren, death, funeral, and more.
10 set 2022 · Elizabeth R - A Year in the Life of the Queen (BBC documentary, 1992) Getty Images. The Queen being filmed for Elizabeth R while watching the Epsom Derby horse race in 1991.
4 set 2020 · xxii, 663 p., [32] p. of plates : 25 cm Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace
8 set 2022 · LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II, ... said, “left a huge void in her life.” Some predicted that Elizabeth would recede into the shadows after Philip ... the queen described the year as “bumpy. ...
