Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926.¹⁾

She died on September 8, 2022.²⁾

From 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022, she was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth states.³⁾

During her reign, she was queen regnant of 32 separate sovereign kingdoms.⁴⁾

At the time of her death, she was the ruler of 15 of them.⁵⁾

Her 70-year-and-214-day reign was the longest of any British monarch and the longest of any female head of state.⁶⁾

Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the Duke and Duchess of York's first child (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth).⁷⁾

Following the abdication of her father's brother, King Edward VIII, in 1936, Elizabeth became the heir presumptive.⁸⁾

She was educated privately at home and began doing public activities during WWII.⁹⁾

During WWII, she was a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service.¹⁰⁾

She married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, in November 1947.¹¹⁾

His death in April 2021 marked the end of their 73-year marriage.¹²⁾