The Amazing Story Of Queen Elizabeth
instagram/theroyalfamily Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born in 1926 to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Mayfair, London
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Educated at home, she served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II
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She was never meant to be Queen. But when her uncle Edward VIII abdicated to marry a divorcee, her father became King and she succeeded him
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She met Prince Philip - a distant cousin - at a wedding in 1934. They married in 1947 and had four children - Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward
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She used ration coupons to buy fabric for her wedding dress. The ingredients for the wedding cake were also donated
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The Queen sent her very first email in 1976 as part of a tech demonstration
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She's "Your Majesty", but not at home. In the family, she is called "Lilibet". Prince Philip would call her "Cabbage"
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A new dog breed - dorgi - was born when one of her Corgis mated with her sister's Dachsund
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She owns all the dolphins, sturgeons and whales in the British waters - known as "fishes royal". She even owns the swans in the river Thames
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At a recent G7 photo-op with world leaders she quipped: "Are you supposed to be looking as if you're enjoying yourselves?"
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She swapped a knife for a ceremonial sword to cut a cake during at the summit. The video went viral
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