She was born on April 21, 1926 in London, United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II spent time with her grandparents in the expensive country homes because her parents were very busy most of the time. She was really not even supposed to be crowned Queen but because of all the unexpected deaths in her family, her father became King George VI so she was next in line for the throne. She was crowned on June 2, 1953 when she was 25 years old. She married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on November 20, 1947 and she had four children and eight grandchildren. She is queen of United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and she is also queen of 12 countries that have become independent in her time as queen. In 2012 she opened the London Olympics and celebrated her Diamond Jubilee of 60 years on the throne. Queen Elizabeth II has been crowned for 64 years and she is currently 89 years of age. She has done many things as a queen but most people say that Queen Elizabeth I has accomplished much more than she …show more content…
World War I and World War II will be known as some of the greatest wars in history and all of the people that died in these wars will always be remembered for fighting in what they believe is right. Queen Elizabeth II is known as one of the most famous women in Great Britain history. Her and Queen Elizabeth I are related but it is very complicated. One thing that she has achieved is she is the world’s oldest country leader. Margaret Thatcher was an independent women and she has showed everyone that women can achieve just as much as men can. All of these examples above can affect the country in the future because they made and changed world history in the past and will continue to do this in the