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  • Queen Elizabeth II: Reigning for 65 Years

    On this date in 1952, Elizabeth II became queen regnant of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms when her father, George VI, died. Here are some things you may not have known about Queen Elizabeth II. She was born by cesarean section on April 21, 1926, at her maternal grandfather’s home in Mayfair, London.…

  • Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    Get your free 30-day trial of Audible at triviapeople.com/audible On this date in 1953, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was held. Here are some things you may not have known about it. Elizabeth became queen more than a year before the coronation upon the death of her father, George VI, on Feb. 2, 1952.…