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Teachers might find this video useful for playing in an assembly or classroom. You could share it with your pupils as a way of commemorating the Queen's remarkable life.
Queen Elizabeth II: April 21 1926-September 8 2022
The marriage of Elizabeth’s son Charles to Diana made headlines for years before the couple announced their separation in 1992, followed by their formal divorce in 1996. In the wake of Diana’s death in a Paris car crash on August 31, 1997, Elizabeth experienced intense media scrutiny. Her incredibly popular ex-daughter-in-law had been called the “People’s Princess.” He said during the period of mourning and change he and his family would be “comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held”. Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is born at 2.40am at 17 Bruton Street, London, her maternal grandparents’ house. It was home to her parents, Elizabeth (née Bowes-Lyon), and Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was third in line to the throne behind her father and Edward, Prince of Wales. 1930s 21 August 1930 The queen’s youngest child, Edward, worked in theater and television production for many years, at one point through his own production company. Since 2002, he has worked full-time supporting his mother and now brother. Edward is married to Sophie Rhys-Jones. He became the Duke of Edinburgh—a title previously held by his father—in March 2023. Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during a royal tour of New Zealand, 1970. Photograph: Keystone/Getty ImagesAlthough it was a standard upper-class upbringing of the time, the little girl’s mother and father were more relaxed in child-rearing than previous royal parents, forming a close and affectionate bond with Elizabeth – known as Lilibet to the family – and later with her younger sister, Margaret, born in 1930, that lasted throughout their lives. But they were nevertheless royal parents, so that Elizabeth was parted from them for six of the first 14 months of her life, while they undertook a tour of Australia – just as would happen to her oldest child, Charles, a quarter of a century later. The University of Cambridge community is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Tony Blair saw certain concepts around the monarchy as somewhat outdated, though he did appreciate Elizabeth making a public statement after the death of Princess Diana. Stories circulated that the queen didn’t want to give Diana a royal funeral, which only fueled public sentiment against the monarch. Nearly a week after Diana’s death, Elizabeth returned to London and issued a statement on the late princess. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. As a 21-year-old princess, Elizabeth had vowed to devote her life to service.
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While the events that have punctuated her life have been recited, some constant features of this long reign have often gone unnoticed, especially those qualities that outlasted so many movements, trends, and fashions in our national life. The Queen receiving flowers during a walkabout among the crowds in Ipswich, Suffolk, during her silver jubilee tour of Britain in 1977. Photograph: PA Queen Elizabeth II was the elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. In 1947 she married Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, who was created Duke of Edinburgh at the time of their marriage; King Charles III is the eldest of their four children. She was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953 and celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002; her 90th birthday in 2016; her Platinum Wedding anniversary in 2017; and her Diamond and Platinum Jubilees in 2012 and 2022 respectively.I pay tribute to my mother’s memory and I honor her life of service,” the King said. “I know that her death brings great sadness to so many of you and I share that sense of loss, beyond measure, with you all,” he added. In 2019, Prince Andrew was forced to step down from public duties, following a media firestorm. Andrew had courted years of scandal surrounding his controversial business pursuits and friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, In 1960, she and Prince Philip stated that their heirs would bear the name 'Mountbatten-Windsor'. [7] You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here.
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Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in the grounds of Windsor Castle, their wartime residence, 1940. Photograph: PA Elizabeth’s father became King George VI and, at age 10, Lilibet, as she was known in the family, became heir to the throne.November 1948. Their second child,Princess Anne, was born in 1950. Formal portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in 1959 1953 - Elizabeth becomes Queen Elizabeth and Philip wasted no time in producing an heir: Their son Charles was born in 1948, the year after their wedding, and their daughter, Anne, arrived in 1950. As queen, Elizabeth had two more children—sons Andrew and Edward—in 1960 and 1964, respectively. King Charles III But there were periods of private and public pain. In 1992, the Queen’s “annus horribilis”, fire devastated Windsor Castle – a private residence as well as working palace – and three of her children’s marriages broke down. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was held on September 19, 2022. The Imperial State Crown and a handwritten note from King Charles rested on her coffin. Getty Images
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