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[[Image:Trumanelizabeth.jpg|right|thumb|Elizabeth, then a princess, with U.S. President [[Harry S. Truman]]]] | [[Image:Trumanelizabeth.jpg|right|thumb|Elizabeth, then a princess, with U.S. President [[Harry S. Truman]]]] | ||
'''Queen Elizabeth II''' (1926- ) is the current [[monarch]] of [[United Kingdom]] and the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Supreme Governor of the [[Church of England]]. She ascended to the throne in 1952, and her predecessor was [[George VI]], her father. She married [[Philip Mountbatten]], now Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947. They have four children. Her son Charles is her future successor. | '''Queen Elizabeth II''' (1926- ) is the current [[monarch]] of [[United Kingdom]] and the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Supreme Governor of the [[Church of England]]. She ascended to the throne in 1952, and her predecessor was [[George VI]], her father. She married [[Philip Mountbatten]], now Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947. They have four children. Her son Charles is her future successor. | ||
==Early life== | |||
==Accession to the throne== | |||
==Reign of Elizabeth== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
===Citations=== | ===Citations=== | ||
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*[http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon63.html Monarchs---Britannia] | *[http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon63.html Monarchs---Britannia] | ||
==External | ==Further readings== | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp Official website for British Monarchy] | *[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp Official website for British Monarchy] | ||
[[category:Topic Informant Workgroup]] | [[category:Topic Informant Workgroup]] | ||
[[category:Politics Workgroup]] | [[category:Politics Workgroup]] | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 9 July 2007
Queen Elizabeth II riding with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, courtesy Ronald Reagan Library
Elizabeth, then a princess, with U.S. President Harry S. Truman
Queen Elizabeth II (1926- ) is the current monarch of United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. She ascended to the throne in 1952, and her predecessor was George VI, her father. She married Philip Mountbatten, now Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947. They have four children. Her son Charles is her future successor.