With the popularization of the famous series, ‘The Crown’, people want to know more about the royal family.The royal family has a rather complicated family tree. If that seems like something you will enjoy, you have stumbled across just the article to read!Named Elizabeth Alexandra Mary at birth by her parents, the reigning queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland came to the throne through what we can only imagine being destiny. Her father came to be the king after his brother abdicated the throne, putting Elizabeth next in line to assume the royal role. After the unfortunate death of King George VI, she was coronated as the queen, and ever since then, she was been a revolutionary for the country in many ways. The queen witnessed many recessions, economic developments, familial tensions, and assassination attempts in her life, passing away at the age of 96 on 8 September 2022. Keep reading to learn more about the queen, her family, and her lifestyle.Life Of Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning British monarch. She is the first-born of Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth, the queen mother. One of the fun facts about Queen Elizabeth is that she was not initially set to ascend to the throne. It was only after Edward VII abdicated the throne to marry an American socialist that Elizabeth’s father became King George VI. After King George VI came to the throne, she became Princess Elizabeth. It was in the year 1952 that she came to the throne.For the first few years of her life, Princess Elizabeth was pretty much out of the limelight. She and Princess Margaret never went to school and were home-schooled by Marion Crawford, who they lovingly called Crawfie. They also received education from professors of Eton College. Their mother mostly trusted the governess, Marion Crawford for the education of her girls. However, Crawford was later ostracized by the family on account of her publishing an account of the princesses in their childhood.Throughout her early life, Princess Elizabeth was also a lover of animals. To date, she is known to have many racing horses. She even has many horses that she likes to buy. Princess Elizabeth was also known as a dog lover. She had multiple dogs throughout her life, especially Corgis. One of the lesser-known facts about Queen Elizabeth is that she even named a dog breed. When her Corgi mated with the Dachshund that Princess Margaret had, Queen Elizabeth named the breed Dorgi.For the first 10 years of her life, Princess Elizabeth was a very minor part of the royal family. Her status was similar to that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have today. However, things changed after the death of King George V. King Edward VIII was on the throne for a while before he abdicated the throne and married Wallis Simpson. It was then that Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret rose to royal status properly and enjoyed the luxuries of royal life at Buckingham Palace.For years to come, Princess Elizabeth spent a lot of her time just taking care of her pet animals and being a devout supporter of her father.Her life took a turn when she met her would-be husband, Prince Philip. Prince Philip was her third cousin. This essentially means that they shared the same great-great-grandparents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It might be weird for us, but the royal family often does things that we least expect. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip got married in the Westminster Abbey and she did not want to get any pictures since she was always conscious of cameras. She even did not want her coronation ceremony to be televised but there was no way that it could be avoided.After her marriage, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip lived at the Clarence House for many years until the death of King George VI. It was only after her coronation as the queen that she finally came back to Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile, before her coronation, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip engaged themselves in many tours around the world.Queen Elizabeth II’s ReignQueen Elizabeth’s reign came at a time when the wars were already over and she had a prime minister that was answerable to her. Over the years, her reign has faced many questions and every single time, she has managed to maintain her calm and quiet. Apart from certain controversial events such as the death of Princess Diana and the queen’s disapproval of the flag flying at half-mast during the mourning period, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary has had a pretty smooth and memorable reign so far.She was coronated as the Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1952 and since then, has visited many countries. She has been to no less than 115 countries so far and is the longest-reigning monarch in British history.Her people started to doubt if the queen was actually trying to modernize the monarchial rule after Princess Diana’s death. Princess Diana was a very notable figure and was always in the limelight for her charming persona as well as her tremendous style.Queen Elizabeth II is also known far and wide for her knack for cars, horses, and her many hobbies. She is one of the monarchs of British history that still continue to go to horse races.She celebrated her Golden Jubilee on the throne in the year 2002, although the celebrations were dimmed by the death of Elizabeth’s mother.In June 2022 she celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.On 8 September 2022 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral Castle, leaving her son Charles to take the throne as King Charles III.Queen Elizabeth II’s FamilyQueen Elizabeth II has four children, among them are Prince Charles, Prince Edward, and Princess Anne.Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, got married to Princess Diana and had Prince William and Prince Harry. After their separation, he went on to marry Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Princess Anne has two children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, also has two children with his wife Sophie.If you have followed us through this complicated family tree so far, buckle up. Prince William’s wedding in the year 2011 was a royal affair and was televised all around the world. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, married Catherine Middleton. Together, the couple has three children, namely Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. They are the queen’s great-grandchildren and we can only imagine the love that they receive.Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, married Meghan Markle. Although it must also be noted that the couple publicly renounced their royal status recently. Together, the couple have two children, namely, Lilibet and Archie Harrison.Regal Facts About Queen Elizabeth IIOne of the regal facts about Queen Elizabeth is that she does not require a drivers’ license. This is because all the drivers’ licenses are issued in the name of the Queen herself and there can be no reason why she should need one. Now a 95-year-old lady, Queen Elizabeth still enjoys driving around in her many luxurious cars.Similar to the fact about the drivers’ license, Queen Elizabeth II does not need a passport either. Passports in the United Kingdom are issued in her name as well, hence, she is one of the most powerful women in the world and could go anywhere without needing to show any paperwork. If you ask us, that is royalty right there!While it may not seem to be regal, one of the things that come with fame and worldwide honor is threats to life. Queen Elizabeth II’s life was threatened on various occasions. Once, an assassin took a shot at her near Buckingham Palace during a ceremony. The second time, however, an intruder went a few steps ahead and came into the Queen’s bedroom! A man somehow managed to squeeze through the barbed wires around the Buckingham Palace and wiggled through many drain pipes to find his way into the queen’s room. Fortunately, the queen woke up just in time to send him away with the security officials.Queen Elizabeth II is the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. She celebrated her Sapphire jubilee in the year 2017.She was the first royal female to be part of the military full-time. She joined the Auxillary Territorial Service, or ATS, in 1945 when she was just 18. When the Second World War broke out, Princess Elizabeth pleaded with her father to join the military. Her requests were denied but the 14-year-old still went on to speak to the children of the nation as a part of the royal family, asking them to do their roles at home while the people fought for their land.Queen Elizabeth’s coronation was held in the Westminster Abbey, which is also where she married Prince Philip Mountbatten.Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch. The title previously belonged to Queen Victoria.One of the royal pleasures that Queen Elizabeth enjoys with the rest of her family is that she changed their title. The title that they now hold is Mountbatten-Windsor.The year 1992 is regarded by Queen Elizabeth II as one of the darkest ones in British history, at least in connection with the royal family. During this year, Prince Charles got divorced from his wife Diana, Princess Anne got divorced, and there was a huge fire at Windsor castle. In addition to all this, the country also suffered a huge recession period. Since Diana was such a known figure back then, the separation and her subsequent death was something that allowed many conspiracies and a fire raged within the masses regarding the lifestyle of the royal family.Prince William is the son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. He got married to Kate Middleton in the year 2011 in a rather grand affair that was watched by people all over the world.The Queen’s great-grandchild, Prince William, proposed to Catherine Middleton in Kenya with Princess Diana’s famous sapphire ring, while they were on a vacation.Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip were in Kenya when the news of her father’s death reached her. Hence, she left England as a princess and returned as the queen.One of the rather interesting facts about Queen Elizabeth II is that she celebrates two birthdays. She was born on April 21, 1926, but since the days are gloomy around that time of the year, her birthday is officially celebrated on a Saturday either in late May or in early June - so that the queen and her friends can enjoy the nice weather as well!The queen is rather particular with her drinks. Her drink of choice is gin, although, she does have wine before lunch and a glass of champagne in the evening every single day!
With the popularization of the famous series, ‘The Crown’, people want to know more about the royal family.
