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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About  Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

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She assumed the title of Queen in 1952 after her father's death and reigned for more than 70 years until her death on Sept. 8, 2022.

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Queen Elizabeth II was also the only female member of the royal family to have entered the armed forces and served in World War II.

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Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926, in Bruton Street, London, United Kingdom.

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In February 1945, Queen Elizabeth was appointed as an honorary second subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service with the service number of 230873.

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In 1946, she was inducted into the Gorsedd of Bards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. 

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Princess Elizabeth went on her first overseas tour in 1947, accompanying her parents through southern Africa. 

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The Queen toured Yugoslavia in October 1972, becoming the first British monarch to visit a communist country. 

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Elizabeth was portrayed in a variety of media by many notable artists, including painters Pietro Annigoni, Peter Blake, Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy, Terence Cuneo, Lucian Freud, Rolf Harris, Damien Hirst, Juliet Pannett and Tai-Shan Schierenberg. 

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Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, in Balmoral Castle, United Kingdom.

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