Friday 20 May 2016

A Record-breaking Queen (United Kingdom)

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on 21st April 1926. When she born, she was the third in line to the throne. After her uncle abdicated in 1936 her father became king and she became heir presumptive. She started to undertake public duties during World War II. In 1947 she married Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark and in 1948 their first son was born, Prince Charles. She was crowned in 1953 as Elizabeth II after her father died in 1952. During her reign many former colonies became independent. She is today the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belize, the Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and the United Kingdom. 


The card was sent with various stamps about royals showing Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen Mother and her grandfather King Georg V. On the card there is also a special postmark about Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.


In 2015 she became the longest-reigning British monarch and to commemorate this achievement a new First Class Definitive in Amethyst Purple with a "Long to Reign Over Us" overprint was issued on 9th September 2015.


As Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday on 21st April 2016, she is also Britain's longest-lived monarch.
To celebrate her birthday six stamps were issued by Royal Mail showing her with her father, attending the State Opening of Parliament in 2012, with Princess Anne and Prince Charles, visiting New Zealand in 1977, with her husband and with Nelson Mandela. Also a special souvenir sheet was issued showing Queen Elizabeth II, her son Prince Charles, her grandson Prince William and her great-grandson Prince George.



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