Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning British Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II is the queen of the United Kingdom.

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The queen was born in 1926 to Elizabeth and George VI.

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In 1947, Queen Elizabeth II married her distant cousin and Duke of Edinburgh, Philip.

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The Coronation of Elizabeth II was in 1953 when she was 27 years old.

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Elizabeth and Philip had their first son, Prince Charles, in 1948.

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Elizabeth and Philip's other children are Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward.

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Queen Elizabeth celebrates her birthday twice. Once for her real birthday, April 21 and on the second Saturday of June.

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As of 2022,she is 96 years old and remains the longest reigning British Monarch.

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