Elizabeth II was born in 1926. She was originally Princess Elizabeth of York, but when her uncle Edward VII abdicated the throne, her father became King George VI. She married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947. They had four children: Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. She was an extremely dynamic woman, from her thoughts and activities, her wartime service, love of horses and dogs, to her reign. She died at the age of 96 in 2022.

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