Fit to be queen! The future monarch smiles for a photographer in this early portrait, taken in 1927. Born in 1926, Elizabeth II was the first child of Britain’s King George VI and his wife, Elizabeth.

Elizabeth II, the “accidental queen” who turned into the longest-reigning British monarch, leading her nation through historic challenges and tragedies, died Sept. 8. She was 96 years old. “The Queen ...

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Queen Elizabeth II, who marked 70 years on the throne this year, was the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history. She endured through 15 prime ministers, from Winston Churchill to Liz ...

Queen Elizabeth II alongside President of Kenya Daniel arap Moi on her arrival in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 10, 1983. Credit - Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images “Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived; ...

Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, her death certificate has revealed. The document, published by National Records of Scotland on Thursday, says the late British monarch died at 3:10 p.m. UK time (10 ...

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Queen Elizabeth II reached a major milestone Wednesday, becoming the longest-reigning monarch in Britain's history by passing Queen Victoria, who served for 63 years and seven months. Prime Minister ...

On 8 September, Britain's Queen Elizabeth passed away at 96. She was the longest reigning monarch in her nation's history but was also a wife, a mother and a grandmother. Here is an incomplete yet ...

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at age 96. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral ...