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The Queen is a 2006 docudrama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Peter Morgan.The film depicts the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. The royal family regards Diana's death as a private affair and thus not to be treated as an official royal death, in contrast with the views of Prime Minister Tony Blair and Diana's ex-husband, Prince Charles, who favour the general public's ...
Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary , and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th ...
To UK citizens, Queen Elizabeth was the Sovereign and Head of State, but to the royal babies she was simply Gan-Gan. Here, take a look at the Queen's 14 great-grandchildren—the youngest being ...
The Queen or Her Majesty The Queen may refer to: Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom Elizabeth II (1926–Present ), Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (r. 1952–Present) List of female monarchs; a specific queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
The Queen was the 722nd member of the Order since its inception in 1748. [435] The Queen's royal coat of arms as a member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim was then taken in procession from the palace to Riddarholmen Church in Stockholm, where the bourdon rang a traditional Seraphim Toll for one hour. The arms were then hung in the church.
The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. [1] Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards.
[38] [39] Queen II was released in March, and features Mick Rock's iconic Dietrich-inspired image of the band on the cover. [40] This image would later be used as the basis for "Bohemian Rhapsody" music video production. [41] [42] The album reached number five on the British album chart and became the first Queen album to chart in the UK.
Elizabeth II held numerous titles and honours, both during and before her time as monarch of each of her Commonwealth realms.Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title as Princess Elizabeth of York being given as from her birth), and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.