What Do You know about queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She was baptized by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Lang. Princess Elizabeth's early life was spent between the royal residences at 145 Piccadilly and Royal Lodge, Windsor. In December 1936, her grandfather, King George V, died and her father acceded to the throne as Edward VIII. From that moment on she became heir presumptive to the British throne.

In May 1940 The Princesses remained at Buckingham Palace during The Blitz while

their father and mother toured the country inspecting bomb damage. On 6 September1940, they made their first joint public appearance on a balcony in London waving to crowds below who had gathered to show their solidarity during The Blitz. It was during this time that then-prime minister Winston Churchill nicknamed them "The Forces' Sweethearts". The same year she took on additional duties when her uncle Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught died leaving no other male

heirs besides herself and her father for supplemental roles within the monarchy such as Colonel-in-Chief of various regiments of the Canadian Army.

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret regularly undertook engagements on behalf of their parents including visits to factories, schools and hospitals; however they largely avoided wartime service themselves due to security concerns (the girls were

potential targets for German kidnapping). One notable exception was when they both joined hospital auxiliary units set up near their homes which trained them in basic nursing skills so they could assist with war wounded if Buckingham Palace ever came under direct attack from enemy bombers. During WWII she also started giving speeches over radio broadcasts aimed at children living abroad who had been evacuated back to their home countries for safety reasons.

On 8 May 1945 Victory in Europe Day marking the end of hostilities in Europe was celebrated throughout Britain; however it held special significance for Princesses Elizabeth (who turned 19 that day) and Margaret who despite being too young to fully understand or participate in the conflict felt a great sense of relief that it was finally over especially given how close it had come to home with Buckingham Palace being bombed repeatedly by German forces. With peace came new challenges particularly for Princess Elizabeth whom now as Heir Presumptive saw her future more clearly defined than ever before; namely that one day she would be queen.

The formal announcement of engagement between Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten occurred on 9 July 1947 though it had been common knowledge within royal circles for months prior. Mountbatten had originally proposed marriage back in 1946 but due to his divorcé status (his previous wife Athina Onassis) as well as due diligence being done by officials regarding his financial stability. It wasn't until after several delays that he received approval from King George VI to move forward with wedding plans. The couple married on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey with Princess Elizabeth becoming not only Duchess consort of Edinburgh but also Mother of Scots through her new husband whose titles included Duke Of Edinburgh And Earl Of Merioneth And Baron Greenwich.

Motorcades were organised throughout major UK cities allowing members public rejoice whilst decorating motor vehicles with patriotic bunting & Union Jacks.

In Scotland spectators thronged streets & sidewalks whilst enthusiastically waving miniature flags. Millions also gathered around radios nationwide & television sets (a relatively new technology at time) to hear live coverage broadcast via BBC.

Afterwards newlyweds rode together smiling & waving atop an open carriage pulled horseback through streets cordoned off by cheering crowds en route back Buckingham Palace where balcony scene reminiscent earlier events take place albeit smaller scale.

Fans shouted "We want Liz! We want Philip!" until pair obliged by stepping outside briefly acknowledge well-wishers before finally retreating into palace grounds.

It marked start what would become lifelong partnership both professional personal nature between two people very much deeply love one another even sharing same birthday only five years apart.

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