DK - Queen Elizabeth II and her Family: The Incredible Life of the Princess Who Became a Beloved Queen

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Queen Elizabeth II Kings and queens of Br itain T he Cro wn Jewe ls W indsor Castle Pri ncess Elizabeth Cor onation of King George VI Buckingham P alace Inside the P alace W orld W ar II The Cor onation P arliament Meeting people Ar ound Br itain Balmoral Castle Wo rld tra vel ler Royal Y acht Britann ia Royal residences A lo v e of hor ses Royal Family tree The Queen Mother Pr ince Philip Queen Elizabeth s childr en W illiam, Pr ince of W ales Cather ine , Pr incess of W ales A Royal Family w edding Pr ince George of W ales Pr incess Charlotte of W ales Pr ince Louis of W ales Pri nce Harr y, Duke of Sussex Royal celebrations The Platin um J ubilee In Her Majesty s lifetime The end of an er a The ne w King A r oyal life stor y Royal facts Glossary

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 year s, making her the longest- reigning Br it ish monarch in history . Like a queen in a fairy tale, Queen Elizabeth li v ed in palaces and castles. She ev en wor e a cr own . T he Bri tish monarch has a selection of cr own s to choose fr om, depending on the occasion. Every one who met Queen Elizabeth gre eted her with a small curt sy or bow , or shook hands. If they w er e intr oduced to her , they called her Y our Majesty.

For mor e than 1,500 years, kings and queens hav e r eigned in Gr eat Bri tain. T he Bri tish thro ne is passed do wn thr ough family lines, so most of those past monarchs w ere ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II. Although the monarch is called the Head of State , the law s of Great Br it ain ar e made b y P arliament, which is elected by the people of the nation. This system is know n as a constitutional monarchy . Queen Elizabeth II