Queen Elizabeth II, the oldest king in the world, is 95 years old today. But there will be no special celebration – the mourning period after the death of her husband Prince Phillips on April 9 is still going on.
In addition, the Queen follows a tradition that has existed in the British royal family since the 18th century: the ceremonies are held in June, regardless of when the Regent’s birthday falls.
His Majesty spends Memorial Day at Windsor Castle, where he and his late wife spent a lot of time on epidemics. Regular salute shots are not fired and the traditional parade is canceled.
For her age, the Queen is in very good shape, but it is clear that her time on the throne is coming to an end. Phillips’ death, after 73 years of marriage, is a reminder that even Elizabeth’s glorious reign will one day be history.
When Elizabeth was born in 1926, she was not expected to become queen. But in 1936, his uncle, King Edward VIII, resigned to marry the divorced American Wallis Simpson. The throne went to Edward’s brother and Elizabeth’s father, George King VI, who was suddenly heir to the throne.
On April 29, 1929, when three-year-old Princess Elizabeth, or Lilliput, was invited, she graced the cover of Time magazine.
Three-year-old Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain) on the cover of Time Magazine in 1929.
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During World War II, the heir to the throne served as a driver and mechanic.
When Queen Elizabeth II trained as a car mechanic in the army during World War II.
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The future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were married on November 20, 1947.
Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth were married on November 20, 1947.
Elizabeth became Queen in 1952 at the age of 25, and George VI was diagnosed with lung cancer. She was on safari in Kenya at the time. She says she became Regent at a very young age, and she is reluctant to celebrate the anniversary of the throne – it’s her father’s death anniversary.
From the coronation ceremony on June 2, 1953.
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain wanders off the balcony after her coronation in 1953.
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The family reunited in 1960: Princess Anne, Prince Philip with little Andrew on his lap, Queen and Prince Charles. Unfortunately, the dog’s name was not recorded
Picture of the British Royal Family taken on 9.9.1960
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The Queen has collaborated with a total of 14 Prime Ministers. He is seen with Margaret Thatcher in 1983 in memory of Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten, Prince Phillips’ uncle, was killed in an IRA assassination attempt in 1979.
Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher live together.
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After the death of Princess Diana on August 31, 1997, Kensington Palace actually blossomed.
The sea of flowers outside Kensington Palace was the home of Princess Diana before she died. He died in a car accident on August 31, 1997 in Paris.
In September 2015, Elizabeth II broke the record set by her paternal grandmother, Queen Victoria, and became the longest-serving monarch in the United Kingdom.
Lessons celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday outside Windsor Castle in April 2016.
Royalists celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday at Windsor Castle.
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Theresa May, one of the many prime ministers, is appealing to His Majesty to form a new government. Time July 13, 2016.
Theresa May kneels at Buckingham Palace in front of Queen Elizabeth II.
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During the Corona epidemics in April 2020, the Queen delivered one of her rare public speeches, with the aim of encouraging courage and hope for the future among the people.
Pedestrians and a cyclist watch on the big screen at the Piccadilly Circus, decorated with the portrait of Queen Elizabeth and the quote, “We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.”
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Elizabeth and Philip have been married for 73 years, until her death on April 9, 2021.
Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth.
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A mourning widow in times of infection. Queen at the funeral of Prince Phillips on April 17, 2021.
Queen Elizabeth II in black mourning and black mouthpiece on the way to St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.
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