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Biography: Queen Elizabeth II
In September The Queen became the longest reigning British monarch, overtaking her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.
In , Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee Jubilee, having spent 70 years on the throne.
Her Majesty was 38th in direct line of descent from Egbert (c.
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), King of Wessex from and of England to
Christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, she was the elder daughter of King George VI (then Duke of York) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
Princess Elizabeth’s early years were spent at Piccadilly, the London house taken by her parents shortly after her birth, and at White Lodge in Richmond Park.
She also spent time at the country homes of her paternal grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, and her mother's parents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore.
In , Princess Elizabeth gained a sister, with the birth of Princess Margaret Rose.
The family of four was very close.
However her quiet family life was shattered in