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Elizabeth Alexandra May Windsor is Born
The Queen was born at 2:40am at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London. -
Born Third In Line For Thrown
First In line for thrown was Edward, Prince of Wales, followed by her father, Duke of York, then finally, Elizabeth Alexandra May Windsor. -
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Important Events of Queen Elizabeth II
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Father Takes Thrown
This left Elizabeth next in line for the thrown. -
Elizabeth Marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh
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Birth of Charles, Prince of Wales, first child of ELizabeth
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Birth of Royal Princess Anne, Elizabeth's second child
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King Geroge VI passes away, Elizabeth accends throne
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Elizabeth ALexandra May Windsor is Coronated
Only 25 years old at this time, the coronation took place in Westminister Abbey -
First Coronation to be Broadcast on Television
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Birth of Elizabeth's third son, Prince Andrew, Duke of York
First reigning soverign to have a child since Queen Victoria in 1857. -
Birth of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
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Queen Visits Communist Yugoslavia
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Visits Japan as Guest of Emperor Hirohito
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Queen Travels to Hong Kong
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The Queen's Silver Jubilee: 25 Years as a Sovereign
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First British Sovereign to Visit Middle East
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Pope John Paul II Visits Britain, first Pope to do so in 450 years
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Queen Turns 60 Years Old
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Fire breaks out in Windsor Castle
Queen enables tourist visits to see the State Room's of Buckingham Palace during summer to help pay for damages; this becomes a tradition for each summer ever since. -
Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
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Queen Leads Nations Mourning due to the 9/11 Terrorist attacks in United States
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Queen's Younger Sister Margaret, Princess of Wales dies at the age of 71
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Mother of the Queen, Queen Elizabeth I dies at the age of 101
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Queen's Golden Jubilee: 50 Years as Sovereign
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Queen Leads Mourning After Terrorist attack in Bali where Britons and Australians were Among the thousands of deaths
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Visits Ireland, first British Monarch to do so since Irelend's Independance