The Queen was named Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, born in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926. The Queen came to the throne in 1952, She was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, aged 27, in front of great multitudes estimated at about 20 million people and many more who witnessed the coronation.
Queen Elizabeth II’s reign as the Queen of England spanned post-war austerity, the movement from empire to Commonwealth, the end of the Cold War and the UK’s entry into European Union and their withdrawal.
Following the Queen Elizabeth II death’s announcement, the Union flag on top of the Buckingham palace was lowered to half-mast at 18:30 BST.
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest European monarch has her reign spanned through 7 decades.
Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II.
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