Queen Elizabeth II celebrates this Thursday, April 21, 96 years and has decided to move to Sandringham. This would be her second birthday in the absence of the Duke of Edinburgh and marked by her mobility problems.
Her Majesty is about to celebrate her 70th year on the throne, away from official public events due to her delicate state of health, after having overcome the coronavirus which has left her with sequelae.
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Photo of Queen Elizabeth as a baby
Today, as the Queen turns 96, the Royal Family’s official Instagram account posted a photograph of Queen Elizabeth when she was 2 years old. By then, Her Majesty was Princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York.
When did Queen Elizabeth ascend to the throne?
Princess Elizabeth’s life changed in 1936 when her uncle, King Edward VIII abdicated, her father became King George VI , she automatically became the heir.
After her father’s sad death in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 25, and this year she celebrates 70 years on the throne, the longest reign in British history.
Queen Elizabeth II will not publicly celebrate her birthday until next June, when the Trooping the Colour takes place. A parade that this year will coincide with the celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee where the entire British royal family will probably be seen posing together on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
