Monday, April 25, 2016

Queen Elizabeth ll Celebrates Her 90th Birthday

By Sandalie Gamage

Queen Elizabeth ll celebrated her 90th birthday on April 21. She is the longest reigning monarch in British history. The Queen was born in London in 1926 to King George VI and his wife, Elizabeth. She took the throne in 1952, at the age of 26, after her father passed away from lung cancer.
She is, alongside the title of Queen of England, Queen of Canada, New Zealand, the rest of the United Kingdom, Australia, and head of the Commonwealth. She has had four children, and has many grandchildren and great grandchildren. The next in line to her throne is Prince Charles, the Queen’s son.

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