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Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, in London.
She was educated by her mum and her governess.
She married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947.
She became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953.
As the longest-serving monarch in British history, she has tried to make her reign more modern changing some traditions.

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Queen Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten (a surname adopted from his mother's side) in the autumn of 1947. Elizabeth first met Philip, son of Prince Andrew of Greece, when she was only 13.
The ceremony was celebrated at London's Westminster Abbey on November 20th.

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Son Charles was born in 1948, the year after their wedding, and daughter Anne arrived in 1950. Elizabeth had two more children sons Andrew and Edward in 1960 and 1964 respectively.
In 1969, she officially made Prince Charles her successor by granting him the title of Prince of Wales.

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On February 6, 1952, Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, died, and she assumed the responsibilities of the ruling monarch. (She and Prince Philip had been in Kenya at the time of her father's death).
Queen Elizabeth’s official coronation took place on June 2, 1953, in Westminster Abbey. For the first time ever, the ceremony was broadcast on television.

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Elizabeth has had 13 prime ministers placed into power during her reign, with Queen and PM having a weekly, confidential meeting. (Elizabeth has also met about a quarter of all the U.S. presidents in history.) Her favourite PM was Winston Churchill.

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On February 6, 2017, the Queen celebrated 65 years on the throne, the only British monarch to ever celebrate her Sapphire Jubilee. The date also marks the anniversary of the death of her father. The Queen chose to spend the day quietly at Sandringham, her country estate north of London, where she attended a church service.