Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on April 21, 1926 in London to the second son of George V - Albert, Duke of York and the Duchess of York, the former Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) is the Queen of United Kingdome and also Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, in each of which she is represented by a Governor-Genera (The 16 countries of which she is Queen are known as Commonwealth Realms). Elizabeth and her younger sister Margaret were educated at home. In 1945, Princess Elizabeth convinced her father that she should be allowed to contribute directly to the war effort. She joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she was known as No 230873 Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor, trained as a drive. rSince 1947, the Queen has been married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; they have 3 sons and one daugther: Charles, Prince of Wales,Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Elizabeth became Queen on 6 February 1952 when George VI died. She was also the first Quenn to to circumnavigate the globe (for 6 months); she became the first reigning monarch of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji to visit those nations. Since then, Elizabeth II has undertaken many overseas voyages: 1957 the first trip in Usa and Canada, and later toured India, Iran, Pakistan and Nepal for the first time. For more than 50 years, during a period of great change in Britain, the queen has carried out her political duties as head of state, the ceremonial responsibilities of the sovereign and a large annual programme of visits in the United Kingdom as well as numerous foreign tours. In 2002, Elizabeth celebrated her golden jubilee (50 years on the throne) and in 2006 her 80th birthday. As a constitutional monarch, Elizabeth II does not express her personal political opinions publicly, she has maintained this discipline throughout her reign. Elizabeth II, as the Monarch of the United Kingdom, is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and sworn protector of the Church of Scotland. Peculiarity: She’s a left-hander.