2. EARLY LIFE
• Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926
• Her father Prince Albert later
became King George VI
• As a child she spent most of
her time in London with her
younger sister Margaret
3. • Together they learned
French, Maths, History, Geography, Singing, Da
ncing and Art
• During World War 2 they went to live in
Windsor Castle
4. MARRIAGE
• Elizabeth met Philip Mountbatten from the
Greek Royal Family when she was just 13
• They kept in touch over the years
• Her father wasn’t sure about the marriage as
Philip didn’t have great wealth and was a bit
loud
• But Elizabeth loved him and they got married
in 1947 in Westminster Abbey in London
5. EARLY MARRIED LIFE
• They had a son Charles in 1948, and a daughter Anne in
1950
• In 1952 King George VI died and Elizabeth became Queen
• Her Coronation was seen by people
across the world on television
• She later had two more children
in the early 1960s- Andrew and Edward
6. THE QUEEN’S ‘JOB’
• As part of the Queen’s duties she travels
around the world visiting countries on behalf
of Great Britain!
7. • She also has regular meetings with the elected
leaders of our country
• Every Christmas Day she gives a speech on
television to the whole country
8. THE QUEENS’ PERSONAL LIFE
• When she has free time the Queen likes to
read mystery books, do crossword puzzles and
even watch wrestling on TV!!!!
• She also loves dogs and horses, with Corgis
being her favourite dog.
9. THE QUEEN’S LATER YEARS
• The Queen was very sad when her sister
Margaret and her mother both died in 2002
• She has however found much happiness with
her many grandchildren including Prince
William and Prince Harry
10. • The Queen keeps very busy attending over 400
engagements each year and supporting over 600
charities
• And in 2011 became the first Monarch to visit the
Republic of Ireland
11. THE DIAMOND JUBILEE
• The Queen has now been 60 years on the
throne and may one day soon become the
longest serving King or Queen in our history
