In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Over the course of her record-breaking reign, the Queen has witnessed unprecedented social, cultural and political change and travelled extensively throughout the United Kingdom, Canada and the wider Commonwealth . Here are 10 interesting facts about the long and eventful life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. 2010 Royal Tour - Ottawa Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at one stop in Ottawa, Ontario, at the Museum of Nature during the 2010 Royal Tour of Canada. Photo taken on: July 01st, 2010 14956284 © Intoit | Dreamstime.com 1. She was born in a London townhouse. The future Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926. Although she was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York — the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) — and the eldest granddaughter of King George V, she was not born in...
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