Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926–2022: A celebration of her life and reign

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The princesses stayed at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, until Christmas 1939, when they moved to Sandringham House, Norfolk. Elizabeth toured Yugoslavia in October 1972, becoming the first British monarch to visit a communist country. Her eldest son, Charles, becomes King Charles III, and the head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born on 21April 1926, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King GeorgeVI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). During the last 70 years the Queen has devoted herself to her role as Head of State - taking part in national ceremonies; working with her Prime Ministers and governments; travelling around the globe meeting other world leaders.

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Louda, Jiří; Maclagan, Michael (1999) [1981], Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe (2nded. 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.At a state banquet, Elizabeth joked about the first British emissary to China being lost at sea with Queen ElizabethI's letter to the Wanli Emperor, and remarked, "fortunately postal services have improved since 1602".

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Trudeau's supposed republicanism seemed to be confirmed by his antics, such as sliding down banisters at Buckingham Palace and pirouetting behind Elizabeth's back in 1977, and the removal of various Canadian royal symbols during his term of office.She stated: "We are trying to do all we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers, and airmen, and we are trying, too, to bear our own share of the danger and sadness of war. By invitation of the Irish president, Mary McAleese, she made the first state visit to the Republic of Ireland by a British monarch in May 2011.

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She later became the longest-reigning current monarch and the longest-serving current head of state following the death of King Bhumibol of Thailand on 13October 2016, [205] and the oldest current head of state on the resignation of Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on 21November 2017. On 20April 2018, the Commonwealth heads of government announced that Charles would succeed her as Head of the Commonwealth, which she stated was her "sincere wish". Lewis was arrested, but instead of being charged with attempted murder or treason was sentenced to three years in jail for unlawful possession and discharge of a firearm.Elizabeth’s father became King George VI and, at age 10, Lilibet, as she was known in the family, became heir to the throne. There is no one here at all,” Winston Churchill wrote to his wife from Balmoral in the autumn of 1928, “except the family, the household and Princess Elizabeth – aged two. For the Jubilee concert, she took part in a sketch with Paddington Bear that opened the event outside Buckingham Palace. At various times between 1949 and 1951, the Duke of Edinburgh was stationed in the British Crown Colony of Malta as a serving Royal Navy officer.