Queen Elizabeth II Dies: From Royal Taxpayer to Multiple Birthdays, Here Are 10 Things to Know About Life of Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96. Here are 10 things to know about her life.
London, September 8:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. Here are 10 things to know about슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Queen Elizabeth II's Life.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Queen Elizabeth II Dies: King Charles Calls His Mother's Death 'A Moment of the Greatest Sadness'; Read His Full Statement Here.
1- Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch
Elizabeth, who marked 70 years on the throne this year, is the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history. In September 2015 she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years and seven months. In 2016, Elizabeth also became the longest-reigning monarch in the world with the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. In 2022, she became the second-longest-reigning monarch in world history, behind 17th century French King Louis XIV, who took the throne at age 4. Apart from Elizabeth and Victoria, only four other monarchs in British history have reigned for 50 years or more: George III (59 years), Henry III (56 years), Edward III (50 years) and James VI of Scotland (58 years.)
2- Home Schooling
Like many royals of her time and before, Elizabeth never went to a public school and was never exposed to other students. Instead, she was educated at home with Margaret, her younger sister. Among those who taught her was her father, along with a senior teacher at Eton College, several French and Belgian governesses who taught her French, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who taught her religion. Elizabeth's schooling also included learning to ride, swim, dance and the study of fine art and music.
3- No. 230873
During World War II, young Princess Elizabeth briefly became known as No. 230873, Second Subaltern Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of the Auxiliary Transport Service No. 1. After months of campaigning for her parents' permission to do something for the war effort, the heir to the throne learned how to drive and service ambulances and trucks. She rose to the rank of honorary Junior Commander within months.
4- Great Mimicker
Elizabeth often gave the impression of a serious demeanour, and many have noted her 슬롯사이트œpoker face슬롯사이트�, but those who knew her described her as having a mischievous sense of humour and a talent for mimicry in private company. Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has said the queen could be 슬롯사이트œextremely funny in private 슬롯사이트� and not everybody appreciates how funny she can be슬롯사이트�. Bishop Michael Mann, the monarch's domestic chaplain, once said that 슬롯사이트œthe queen imitating the Concorde landing is one of the funniest things you could see슬롯사이트�. Ian Paisley, the Northern Irish clergyman and politician, also noted that Elizabeth was a 슬롯사이트œgreat mimicker슬롯사이트� of him. More recently, she showed her mischievous side during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, when she starred in a comic video alongside an animated Paddington Bear and spoke of hiding marmalade sandwiches in her purse.
5- Royal Taxpayer
She may have been the queen, but she paid taxes too 슬롯사이트� at least since 1992.
When Windsor Castle, the queen's weekend residence, was ravaged by fire in 1992, the public rebelled against paying millions of pounds for repairs. But she voluntarily agreed to pay tax on her personal income. She said she would meet 70 per cent of the cost of restoration work, and she also decided to open her home at Buckingham Palace to the public for the first time to generate extra funds from admission fees.
6- Little Lilibet
The queen was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of York, in honour of her mother, paternal grandmother and paternal great-grandmother. But as a child, she was endearingly known as young Lilibet by her family 슬롯사이트� said to be because she couldn't pronounce 슬롯사이트œElizabeth슬롯사이트� properly. In a letter to her grandmother Queen Mary, the young princess wrote: 슬롯사이트œDear Granny. Thank you very much for the lovely little jersey. We loved staying at Sandringham with you. I lost a top front tooth yesterday morning,슬롯사이트� before signing off, 슬롯사이트œLove from Lilibet.슬롯사이트� The nickname became more widely known after Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, named their daughter Lilibet Diana in 2021.
7- A Steadfast Romance
Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip enjoyed a stable relationship for more 70 years, a union that far outlasted the marriages of three of her four children: Charles, Anne and Andrew. 슬롯사이트œHe has been quite simply my strength and stay all these years,슬롯사이트� the queen said of Philip on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Their story began in 1939, when Prince Philip of Greece, a handsome 18-year-old naval cadet, was detailed to entertain the 13-year-old Elizabeth for a day.
Several years later, Philip was invited to join the royal family at Windsor Castle at Christmas, and he soon made discreet inquiries whether he would be considered an eligible suitor. The couple married in Westminster Abbey in 1947. When Philip died in 2021 at age 99, Elizabeth described his passing as leaving a 슬롯사이트œhuge void슬롯사이트� in her life, according to their son, Andrew.
8- Multiple Birthdays
Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, but it was sometimes confusing for the public to know when to celebrate. There was no universally fixed day for her 슬롯사이트œofficial birthday슬롯사이트� 슬롯사이트� it's either the first, second or third Saturday in June, and was decided by the government. In Australia, her birthday was celebrated on the second Monday of June, while in Canada, was marked on a Monday either on or before May 24, Queen Victoria's birthday. Only the queen and those closest to her celebrated her actual birthday in private gatherings.
9- How Many Corgis?
It's widely known that Elizabeth loved corgis 슬롯사이트� Princess Diana reportedly called the dogs the queen's 슬롯사이트œmoving carpet슬롯사이트� because they accompanied her everywhere. She owned more than 30 corgis over the years. She also had two 슬롯사이트œdorgis슬롯사이트� 슬롯사이트� crossbreeds of dachshund and corgi 슬롯사이트� named Candy and Vulcan.
Elizabeth was photographed hugging one of the dogs as far back as 1936 at age 10, and was given a corgi named Susan for her 18th birthday. The breed was introduced to the royal family by her father, King George VI, in 1933, when he bought a male corgi called Dookie from a local kennel. As queen, she also technically owned the thousands of mute swans in open British waters, and had the right to claim all sturgeons, porpoises, whales and dolphins, according to a statute from 1324.
10- A Pretty Nice Girl
The queen inevitably became the subject of pop songs. The Beatles immortalised her with the tongue-in-cheek 슬롯사이트œHer Majesty슬롯사이트�, calling her 슬롯사이트œa pretty nice girl슬롯사이트� though 슬롯사이트œshe doesn't have a lot to say슬롯사이트�. The brief song, sung by Paul McCartney and recorded in 1969, appeared at the end of the 슬롯사이트œAbbey Road슬롯사이트� album. Other musical treatments weren't so kind. The Sex Pistols' anti-monarchist 슬롯사이트œGod Save The Queen슬롯사이트�, released right before her Silver Jubilee in 1977, was banned on British television. (
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