Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

She was Queen for 70 years and 214 days.

This is the longest reign of any British monarchs.

Elizabeth ascended to the throne at 25 years old following the death of her father, King George VI.

The St Edwards Crown was heavy and weighed over 2 kilograms.

27 millions Britons watched the live broadcast of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.

During her reign, Queen Elizabeth ꓲꓲ made over 260 official overseas visits. Visiting more than 100 countries.

The first tour she made was to the countries of the Commonwealth from November 1953 to May 1954.

The Queen visited the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, and countries of Asia and Africa.

In 1994 at the invitation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Queen Elizabeth visited Russia.

It is first and only visit of the Queen to Russia.

Queen Elizabeth II loved corgis.

She had 30 corgis in her life.

They were all descendants of her first dog Susan, who was given to her for 18 th birthday.