DK_Life_Stories_Queen_Elizabeth_II

["Family sorrow came, too. In February 2002, Elizabeth\u2019s much-loved sister Margaret died and in March she lost her mother, aged 101. Of the York family living in Piccadilly all those years ago, Elizabeth was now the only one left. In 2005, Prince Charles got married again. With his new wife, Camilla, he began taking on more of his mother\u2019s duties. However, though she was well past retirement age, Queen Elizabeth still kept up her busy routine. For her Golden Jubilee in 2002, Elizabeth witnessed Buckingham Palace lit up by lasers. After 50 years as Queen, royal visits were now taken at a gentler pace. In 2006, she traveled to The royal couple in 2002, the Queen\u2019s Golden Jubilee year. 101","Australia for the Commonwealth Games. The following year, she met with President George W. Bush in the US. In his welcome speech, Bush turned to wink at her\u2014 by accidentally giving the wrong date, he had suggested that the Queen Sharing the joke with President was over 200 years old! Bush at the White House in 2007. On her 80th birthday, Elizabeth invited 99 other people with the same birthday\u2014April 21, 1926\u2014to have lunch with her at the Palace. She told them that growing old means \u201cwe can give thanks for some wonderful memories and the excitement that each new day brings.\u201d A very special day came in April 2011, when her grandson Prince William married Catherine (Kate) Middleton. Millions watched the royal wedding on TV, and the Queen gave the couple the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. 102","William and Kate on their wedding day, at Westminster Abbey, London. 103","William and Kate with their three children (left to right): Louis, George, and Charlotte. Soon Queen Elizabeth was to enjoy becoming great-grandmother to three more royal children\u2014 George, Charlotte, and Louis. In 2011, the Queen made another historic trip\u2014to the Republic of Ireland. The visit was a big step in improving relations between Britain and Ireland made worse by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. She wore green when she arrived in the \u201cEmerald Isle,\u201d so called for its soft green landscape. For the state banquet, she chose a dress decorated with thousands of Irish 104","shamrocks. Her speech at the dinner began with words in Irish Gaelic. In recalling past troubles, she said, \u201cwe can all see things which we would wish had been done differently \u2026 \u201d The Queen has talked to more world leaders than anyone else alive. She has always been able to offer shrewd advice to her 14 UK prime ministers and the many other national leaders she has known during her long reign. Elizabeth had already met 11 American presidents when she welcomed President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, Barack and Michelle Obama were royal guests in 2011. The President praised the Queen\u2019s \u201cextraordinary service.\u201d 105","to the UK. As always, Philip was at her side to entertain the guests and was, at 90, just as lively as ever. The Queen had a surprise gift for her husband\u2014the title Lord High Admiral, the top rank of the Royal Navy. Elizabeth knew how much he had missed the sea after giving up his life on board ship. In 2012, came her Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years as queen, and in the summer, the opening of the London Olympics. QUEEN MEETS BOND Queen Elizabeth sky-dived from a helicopter to open London\u2019s 2012 Olympic Games! That was how it looked to a TV audience of 900 million. At Buckingham Palace she had met secret agent James Bond (or the actor Daniel Craig). Together they rode by taxi to a helicopter that flew them to the Olympic stadium. Out jumped \u201cthe Queen\u201d by parachute. The crowd gasped\u2014then realized the jumper was in fact a stuntperson. 106","In September 2015, Elizabeth became the UK\u2019s longest-reigning monarch, breaking Queen Victoria\u2019s record of 63 years and 216 days. Through crisis and sadness she had kept faith, believing she must always do her duty. In the age of the Internet, she moved with the times and sent her first tweet in 2014. In her 2020 TV speech during the coronavirus crisis, she recalled her first-ever radio broadcast in 1940. Families then were separated by war, as they were now by a worldwide pandemic. Once again, she encouraged everyone to stand together, play their part to meet the challenge, and win through. 107","The Queen stands for something special, and people know it. Some call it the magic and mystery of monarchy. The royal family may change. After marrying American actress Meghan Markle in 2018, Prince Harry decided to follow a path outside the royal family. But Elizabeth II could look to the future and to her heirs: Charles, William, and George. She had held the line. She had done her duty. Her father would be more than pleased. 108","109","Elizabeth\u2019s family tree Elizabeth, the Queen Mother 1900\u20132002 Mother Prince Philip, Elizabeth II, Duke of Edinburgh Queen of the UK 1921\u2013 1926\u2013 Husband Charles, Anne, Andrew, Edward, Prince of Princess Duke of Earl of Wessex Wales Royal York 1964\u2013 1948\u2013 1950\u2013 1960\u2013 Son 110 Son Daughter Son","Grandfather Mary, George V, Queen consort King of the UK of the UK 1865\u20131936 1867\u20131953 Grandmother George VI, King of the UK 1895\u20131952 Father Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon 1930\u20132002 Sister 111","Timeline The future Queen Elizabeth King George V dies. is born to Albert and Elizabeth\u2019s uncle becomes Elizabeth, Duke and King Edward VIII. Duchess of York. Elizabeth is now third in line to the throne. Elizabeth\u2019s baby sister, Margaret, is born. 1926 1930 1936 1937 1944 King George V Edward VIII Elizabeth\u2019s father, gives Elizabeth announces he is Albert, is crowned abdicating to marry King George VI. a Shetland Wallis Simpson. pony named Peggy for her fourth birthday. Elizabeth joins the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Services), the women\u2019s branch of the British Army. 112","World War II Elizabeth gives The coronation of ends. birth to her first Queen Elizabeth II child, Charles. takes place. Elizabeth gives birth to her only daughter, Anne. 1947 1948 1950 1952 1953 1945 Princess Elizabeth Elizabeth arrives marries Prince Philip home in London. of Greece. She is officially declared Britain\u2019s King George VI, new queen. Elizabeth\u2019s father, dies in his sleep. 113","Elizabeth gives Prince Charles Charles the title marries Lady traditionally held Diana Spencer. by the monarch\u2019s Elizabeth gives eldest son: Prince birth to Andrew. of Wales. 1960 1964 1969 1977 1981 1997 Elizabeth gives Elizabeth and Philip birth to Edward. celebrate their golden Elizabeth celebrates (50th) wedding her Silver Jubilee after anniversary. 25 years as queen. 114","Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth celebrates celebrates her 60 years as queen\u2014 Golden Jubilee\u2014 her Diamond Jubilee. 50 years on the throne. Queen Elizabeth sends her Queen Elizabeth makes first tweet. a historic visit to the Republic of Ireland. 2006 2011 2012 2014 2015 2002 Elizabeth becomes the UK\u2019s longest-reigning monarch, breaking Queen Victoria\u2019s record. To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen invites 99 other people also born on April 21 to lunch at the palace. 115","Quiz How old was Queen Victoria, Elizabeth\u2019s 1 great-great-grandmother, when she came to the throne? 2 What treat did Elizabeth choose for her fourth birthday breakfast? 3 Why did George V keep Sandringham\u2019s clocks half an hour fast? 4 What did Margaret say when she found out Elizabeth would be queen someday? 5 What did Elizabeth learn to do in the ATS? 6 Which Queen of the UK was Elizabeth and Philip\u2019s common relative? 7 Why did British people rush out to buy TVs in 1953? 116","Did you enjoy the book? Show us what you know! 8 What title did Elizabeth give her son Charles in 1969? 9 How many years as queen did Elizabeth celebrate on her Silver Jubilee in 1977? 10 What was the name of the first Welsh corgi puppy to join the royal family? 11 What did Tony Blair call Princess Diana? 12 How many years of ruling did Queen Elizabeth celebrate on her Golden Jubilee in 2002? Answers on page 128 117","Who\u2019s who? Armstrong-Jones, Antony Edward VIII (later Duke (Earl of Snowdon) of Windsor) (1930\u20132017) society (1894\u20131972) Elizabeth\u2019s photographer and Margaret\u2019s uncle; he gave up the throne husband from 1960 to 1978 Elizabeth, the Queen Blair, Tony Mother (1953\u2013) British prime (1900\u20132002) Queen minister from 1997 to 2007 Elizabeth\u2019s mother Camilla, Duchess George V of Cornwall (1865\u20131936) King of the (1947\u2013) wife of Prince UK from 1910 to 1936 Charles since 2005 George VI Catherine (Kate), (1895\u20131952) Elizabeth\u2019s Duchess of Cambridge father, King of the UK (1982\u2013) wife of Prince from 1936 to 1952 William Gorbachev, Mikhail Churchill, Winston (1931\u2013) leader of (1874\u20131965) Prime Minister the Soviet Union of the UK (1940\u20131945 and 1951\u20131955) Harry, Prince (Duke of Sussex) Crawford, Marion (1984\u2013) younger son of (1909\u20131988) Elizabeth and Prince Charles and Margaret\u2019s governess Princess Diana Diana, Princess Knight, Clara of Wales (1879\u20131946) nanny (1961\u20131997) married to to Elizabeth Prince Charles (1981\u20131996) 118","MacDonald, Margaret Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1904\u20131993), known as (1882\u20131945) President of \u201cBobo,\u201d nanny and friend the United States from 1933 to Elizabeth to 1945 Mandela, Nelson Sarah, Duchess of York (1918\u20132013) President of South (1959\u2013) married to Prince Africa from 1994 to 1999 Andrew from 1986 to 1996 Markle, Meghan (Duchess Simpson, Wallis (Duchess of Sussex) (1981\u2013) wife of of Windsor) Prince Harry (1896\u20131986) Edward\u2019s wife after he abdicated the throne Mary, Queen consort (1867\u20131953) wife of King Thatcher, Margaret George V (1925\u20132013) British prime minister from 1979 to 1990 Obama, Barack (1961\u2013) President of the Townsend, Peter United States from 2009 (1914\u20131995) equerry to the to 2017 King, and the man Margaret wanted to marry Obama, Michelle (1964\u2013) First Lady of the Victoria United States from 2009 (1819\u20131901) Queen of the to 2017 UK from 1837 to 1901 Reagan, Ronald William, Prince (Duke (1911\u20132004) President of of Cambridge) the United States from 1981 (1982\u2013) elder son of Prince to 1989 Charles and Princess Diana Roosevelt, Eleanor Wilson, Harold (1884\u20131962) First Lady of (1916\u20131995) British prime the United States from 1933 minister (1964\u20131970 to 1945 and 1974\u20131976) 119","Glossary abdicate blanks give up being king or queen fake bullets that sound like real bullets abroad Blitz, the in or to a foreign country bombing attacks by German or countries aircraft on cities in the UK during World War II Apartheid broadcast political system that used sent out information using to exist in South Africa in radio or television signals which the white people in charge did not allow black Buckingham Palace people equal rights official London home of the British royal family auxiliary Caesarean section extra help operation to help a mother give birth; also called baptism a C-section ceremony to mark a person joining the Christian Church BBC British Broadcasting Corporation, UK company with radio and TV stations 120","Cenotaph coronation monument in London ceremony to crown a new built to honor people king or queen who have died in war crown jewels christened scepter, crown, and other given a name at baptism precious items used as as a sign of admission into symbols of royalty the Christian Church Commonwealth empire group of nations that several regions or grew from the old countries controlled by British Empire one person or country consort engagement wife or husband of a social plan or event; also an reigning monarch agreement to marry equerry aide or assistant European Union (EU) group of European countries joined by close trading and political agreements evacuated moved out of a dangerous place and into a safer place; for example, in wartime 121","exhibition lady-in-waiting public show of industry, assistant to a princess art, or science or queen exile millennium having to live away from period of a one\u2019s home country, usually thousand years for political reasons monarch general strike ruler of a kingdom when most workers in or empire a country refuse to work nanny governess someone paid to care for woman hired to children and who sometimes teach the children lives with the family of a family pantomime inquiry fun stage play for children, investigation often put on at Christmas investiture ceremony in which the Queen honors someone 122","paparazzi sovereign photographers king or queen or other royal who chase ruler of a country after celebrities RAF spellbound Royal Air Force so interested in something ration or someone that you give control the amount of them all your attention something that people are allowed to have stuffy old-fashioned and formal regiment large unit of soldiers, led by transatlantic a colonel crossing the Atlantic Ocean Sandringham country home of the British Trooping the Colour royal family when soldiers parade with scepter the colorful f lags of their decorated rod held by a regiments in honor of the king or queen as a symbol Queen\u2019s birthday of royalty scuttling undiluted moving fast with small steps pure wary not completely trusting Windsor Castle ancient fortress home of English kings and queens 123","Index Aa 35\u201336, 38, 42, 47, 48, 76, 88, 90\u201392, 101 abdication 34\u201335 Bush, George W. 102 air raids 42\u201343 Albert, Duke of York see Cc George VI Caesarian section 11 Anderson, Mabel 59 Camilla, Duchess of Andrew, Prince, Duke of Cornwall 101 York 72, 73, 92\u201393 Catherine, Duchess of Anne, Princess 56\u201357, 59, Cambridge 102\u2013104 82, 93 Canada 57, 83, 97 Apartheid 96 Caribbean 83 Armstrong-Jones, Antony 74 Cenotaph 87 ascension 62\u201363 Channel Tunnel 94 Ascot 82 Charles II 64 ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Charles, Prince of Wales Service) 48\u201349 56\u201357, 59, 65, 75, 89\u201391, Australia 70, 82, 97, 102 97\u201398, 101, 108 Charlotte, Princess of Bb Cambridge 104 childhood 16\u201331 Balmoral Castle 40, 79 children, birth of 56\u201357, banquets, state 87, 88, 72\u201373 Christmas shows 46 104 Church 72 baptism 12 Churchill, Winston 48, 62, birth 11\u201312 71, 72 Blair, Tony 96, 98 Commonwealth 52, 58, Blitz, the 42 63, 70\u201371, 72, 79, Britannia, royal yacht 87, 96 74 British Empire 18, 28, 63 Buckingham Palace 21, 124","Commonwealth Games 87, Gg 102 garden parties 38 corgis 28, 51 General Strike 12, 13 coronations 32, 36\u201337, 63\u201369 George, Duke of Kent coronavirus 107\u2013108 Crawford, Marion 29, 47 George, Prince of (\u201cCrawfie\u201d) 26, 40, 42 Crown Jewels 43, 64, 68 Cambridge 104, 108 George V 8, 10, 11, 14, 18, Dd 19, 21, 23, 24, 30\u201331 Diamond Jubilee 106 George VI 8\u201311, 14, 17, 19, Diana, Princess of Wales 20, 27\u201328, 30, 33, 34\u201335, 89\u201391, 97\u201399 37\u201339, 41\u201342, 43, 47, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58\u201361, Ee 63, 72 Girl Guides 36 education 25\u201326 Golden Jubilee 101 Edward, Prince, Earl of Gorbachev, Mikhail 86 Wessex 72\u201373 Hh Edward VIII (Duke of Harry, Prince, Duke Windsor) 9, 14, 27, 30, of Sussex 90\u201391, 98, 108 31, 32\u201335 Elizabeth I 64 horses and ponies 23, 27, 28, Elizabeth, the Queen Mother 38, 81\u201382, 88\u201389 8\u201311, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 27\u201328, 35, 38\u201339, 41\u201342, humor 77, 81 47, 54, 55, 62, 64, 70, 101 European Union 79, 94 Ii evacuees 41 India 96 Ff investitures 75 IRA 80 Ferguson, Sarah, Duchess Ireland, Republic of of York 92\u201393 104\u2013105 Festival of Britain 57 Kk Kenya 60\u201361 125","Knight, Clara (\u201cAlla\u201d) 8, Nn 16\u201317, 21, 22, 23, 40 nanny 16\u201317 Ll Nazi Germany 43, 46 New Zealand 82 ladies-in-waiting 51 Nixon, Richard 77 Lightbody, Helen Northern Ireland 80, 83, (\u201cNo-Nonsense\u201d) 59 104 line to the throne 14, 30, 31, Oo 72, 108 Logue, Lionel 19 Obama, Barack 105\u2013106 Louis, Prince of Obama, Michelle 105\u2013106 Olympic Games, London Cambridge 104 106\u2013107 Mm overseas tours 52, 59\u201362, MacDonald, Margaret 70\u201371, 82, 83, 87, 96, (\u201cBobo\u201d) 17, 23, 40, 102, 104\u2013105 51, 55 Pp MacDonald, Ruby 17 Malta 56 Pakistan 96 Mandela, Nelson 96 paparazzi 90 Margaret, Princess 22, 23, Philip, Prince, Duke 24\u201331, 35, 36, 37, 44, 46, of Edinburgh 29, 39, 48, 51, 61, 72, 74, 101 46\u201347, 51\u201357, 59, 61\u201362, Marina, Princess 29 70, 80, 81, 87, 97, 99, 106 Markle, Meghan, prime ministers 71, 79, 86, Duchess of Sussex 108 96, 105 Mary, Queen 11, 18, 19, 30, 37, 52 Qq Middleton, Catherine see Catherine, Duchess Queen\u2019s Gallery 76 of Cambridge Millennium 100 Rr monarchy, attitudes toward 78\u201379, 97 radio broadcasts 44\u201345, 52, 107 rationing 50, 56 126","Reagan, Ronald 86\u201387 Treetops 60\u201361 Roosevelt, Eleanor 47 Trooping the Colour 58, Roosevelt, Franklin D. 88\u201389 38\u201339, 47 Troubles, the 80, 83, 104 Royal Family documentary Vv 77 royal family, modernizing VE Day 48 Victoria, Queen 12, 14, 51, 74\u201377, 97, 108 Royal Navy 51, 56, 59, 106 54, 56, 65, 107 Ss Ww Sandringham 31, 40, 61 war work 47\u201349 security 80\u201381, 88\u201389, wedding 54\u201356 Westminster Abbey 36\u201337, 90\u201392, 100 Silver Jubilee 82\u201385 55, 65\u201369, 103 Simpson, Ernest 33 William, Prince, Duke Simpson, Wallis (Duchess of Cambridge 90\u201391, of Windsor) 32\u201335 98, 102\u2013104, 108 South Africa 52, 53, 54, 96 Wilson, Harold 79\u201380 speeches 44\u201345, 48, 52, 70 Wilson, Mary 79\u201380 Spencer, Lady Diana see Windsor Castle 41\u20133, 44, 83, 88, 94 Diana, Princess of Wales World War II 40\u201349, 71 stammering 9, 19 St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral 82, 90 Yy \u201cSwinging Sixties\u201d 73 Y Bwthyn Bach Tt (The Little House) 25 television coverage 76\u201377, 99, 102, 107 terrorism 88, 100 Thatcher, Margaret 86 Tonga 70, 71 Townsend, Peter 72 127","Acknowledgments The author would like to thank: all those who worked in uniquely challenging circumstances to produce this book, with special thanks to our editor. 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