10 Facts about 

Queen Elizabeth II is the queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

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She is the Queen of 16 sovereign states, known as the Commonwealth realms.

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Elizabeth was born in 1926 as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York.

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She became heir apparent to the throne when her father acceded as King George VI in 1936.

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Elizabeth's mother died in 1952, and she became Queen at the age of 26.

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During her reign, she has seen 14 Prime Ministers come and go.

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Elizabeth is the world's oldest reigning monarch as well as Britain's longest-lived.

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She celebrated her 90th birthday in 2016, and her Sapphire Jubilee in 2017.

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Elizabeth is the only monarch to have celebrated a Golden Jubilee, a Diamond Jubilee, and a Sapphire Jubilee.

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In 2017, she became the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne.