It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained, according to me, Queen Elizabeth II. (Queen Elizabeth II quotes) I was born on April 21, 1926 in Mayfair, London. My husband is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; we got married in 1947 and are still married to this day. My father was King George VI, and my mother is Elizabeth, Duchess of York. My sister, Princess Margaret, and I were home schooled. Three important parts of my life while being queen are becoming queen, my romantic life, and my life as queen. On February 6th, 1952, after a long illness my father, King George VI died in his sleep at the royal estate at Sandringham. I was the oldest of the two daughters and next in line to succeed him. I was in Kenya at the time; I was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953,
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After meeting again in 1939, we began to exchange letters. We became secretly engaged in 1946, but the formal engagement was delayed until I turned 21 in April of 1947. Philip and I were married at Westminster Abbey on the 20th of November in 1947. We spent our wedding night in Broadlands, Hampshire, the home of Philip's uncle, Earl Mountbatten. The rest of our honeymoon was spent at Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate. Our first child, Prince Charles, was born in 1948 and Princess Anne arrived in 1950. Prince Andrew was born in 1960, and four years later came Prince Edward. My husband abandoned his Royal Navy ambitions in order to take on more public duties and support me. We are still married and in 2007 I became the first British monarch to celebrate a diamond wedding anniversary. As queen I spend part of most days at my desk. I have a staff of people to help with my work. I get 300 or more letters every day and I am sent boxes of official papers to read. I have less power than kings and queens in the past, but I do give advice to the government and have regular meetings with the Prime
After meeting again in 1939, we began to exchange letters. We became secretly engaged in 1946, but the formal engagement was delayed until I turned 21 in April of 1947. Philip and I were married at Westminster Abbey on the 20th of November in 1947. We spent our wedding night in Broadlands, Hampshire, the home of Philip's uncle, Earl Mountbatten. The rest of our honeymoon was spent at Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate. Our first child, Prince Charles, was born in 1948 and Princess Anne arrived in 1950. Prince Andrew was born in 1960, and four years later came Prince Edward. My husband abandoned his Royal Navy ambitions in order to take on more public duties and support me. We are still married and in 2007 I became the first British monarch to celebrate a diamond wedding anniversary. As queen I spend part of most days at my desk. I have a staff of people to help with my work. I get 300 or more letters every day and I am sent boxes of official papers to read. I have less power than kings and queens in the past, but I do give advice to the government and have regular meetings with the Prime