Elizabeth II

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Elizabeth II was the long-reigning Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, serving as a central figure in British public life and global diplomacy throughout the latter half of the 20th century and into the 21st.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican
British person
Queen of the United Kingdom
head of state
human
monarch
awardReceived Order of the Garter
Order of the Thistle
Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
Royal Family Order of George VI
birthName Elizabeth II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
causeOfDeath old age
child Anne, Princess Royal
Prince Charles
surface form: Charles III

Duke of York
surface form: Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
coronationDate 1953-06-02
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1926-04-21
dateOfDeath 2022-09-08
dateOfMarriage 1947-11-20
educatedAt at home by private tutors
endOfReign 2022-09-08
familyName Windsor
father George VI
fullName Elizabeth II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor
givenName Elizabeth II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Elizabeth
honorificPrefix Her Majesty
house House of Windsor
influenced modern constitutional monarchy practices in the Commonwealth
knownFor extensive state visits and diplomacy
role in decolonisation of Africa and the Caribbean
stability and continuity of the British monarchy
languageSpoken English
French
militaryBranch Auxiliary Territorial Service
militaryRank subaltern
monarchOf Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Grenada
Jamaica
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
United Kingdom
mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
notableEvent Diamond Jubilee 2012
Golden Jubilee 2002
Platinum Jubilee 2022
Sapphire Jubilee 2017
Silver Jubilee 1977
notableWork annual Christmas broadcasts
public addresses during World War II as Princess Elizabeth
occupation military officer
monarch
placeOfBirth Mayfair, London, England
placeOfBurial St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: King George VI Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle
placeOfDeath Balmoral Castle
surface form: Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
placeOfMarriage Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
predecessor George VI
recordHeld longest-reigning British monarch
longest-serving female head of state in history
religion Church of England
residence Balmoral Castle
Buckingham Palace
Sandringham House, Norfolk, England
surface form: Sandringham House

Windsor Castle
sexOrGender female
sibling Princess Margaret
surface form: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
spouse Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
startOfReign 1952-02-06
successor Prince Charles
surface form: Charles III
title Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
surface form: Duke of Edinburgh

Duke of Normandy
Head of the Commonwealth
Lord of Mann
Queen of Antigua and Barbuda
Elizabeth II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of Australia

Elizabeth II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of Barbados

Queen of Belize
British monarch
surface form: Queen of Canada

Queen of Grenada
Queen of Jamaica
Elizabeth II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of New Zealand

Queen of Papua New Guinea
Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Queen of Saint Lucia
Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Queen of Solomon Islands
Queen of Tuvalu
Queen of the Bahamas
Elizabeth II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom

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Platinum Jubilee 2022 honours Elizabeth II
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
Sapphire Jubilee 2017 honours Elizabeth II
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
Eternal Flame inauguratedBy Elizabeth II
subject surface form: Eternal Flame (Australian War Memorial)
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
Elton John knightedBy Elizabeth II
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
Queen of the Bahamas lastIncumbent Elizabeth II
Dominion of Ceylon lastMonarch Elizabeth II
Queen of Grenada lastMonarch Elizabeth II
Queen of Saint Lucia lastMonarch Elizabeth II
ATS laterTitle Elizabeth II
subject surface form: Princess Elizabeth
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
Countess of Snowdon linkedToMonarch Elizabeth II
Lascelles family linkedToMonarch Elizabeth II
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth II in Council
The Queen mainCharacter Elizabeth II
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
House of Windsor member Elizabeth II
Windsor member Elizabeth II
subject surface form: House of Windsor
Dominion of Ceylon monarch Elizabeth II
Platinum Jubilee 2022 monarch Elizabeth II
Queen of Jamaica monarch Elizabeth II
Queen of Tuvalu monarch Elizabeth II
Sapphire Jubilee 2017 monarch Elizabeth II
West Indies Federation monarch Elizabeth II
subject surface form: Baron Olivier
Mary monarchDuringLifetime Elizabeth II
subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Adrienne Clarkson monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
Alec Douglas-Home monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
Amber Rudd monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II