The queen who ruled for 70 years is no more
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth died on Thursday. The Queen breathed her last at the age of 96 in Balmoral Castle, Scotland. The Queen’s family members are reaching Balmoral Castle. Prince William, Andrew and Edward landed at Aberdeen Airport in Scotland and headed to Balmoral Castle. Also accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of York.
In times of ups and downs, the Queen of Britain remained a symbol of trust for the people of her country. He held the British monarchy for 70 years.
Queen Elizabeth’s full name was Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926. This was the period when King George V was ruling in Britain. Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, later became King of Britain. Queen Elizabeth had a sister named Princess Margaret. Queen Elizabeth completed her studies at home. It is written in one of her biography that as a child, Queen Elizabeth was fond of horses, dogs which lasted for life, later she used to bet on horse races.
In 1947, the Queen married Philip Mountbatten. Elizabeth II became Queen of Britain on 6 February 1952. He was officially coronated on 2 June 1953. At that time Elizabeth was only 25 years old. She is the longest-reigning queen in British history.
It is the year 1947. India was divided into two pieces. India was preparing to celebrate its independence. At the same time Britain was also being decorated. Because Princess Elizabeth was going to be married to Prince Philip. The wedding took place and the years of marriage passed. Five years later in 1952, Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth visited Kenya. But at that time the health of King George VI was not good. He was getting sick. Because of this he could not tour Australia. Prince Philip had taken over the business after marriage, so it was decided that after returning from Kenya, Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth would visit Australia. But on this tour of Kenya on 6 February 1952, he got bad news. The illness left Elizabeth’s father, King George, away from the world. At that time Elizabeth was in the village area of Kenya, due to which the news of her father’s death reached her much later. When the news was received, Prince Philip and Elizabeth returned to Britain.
It was decided by the death of King George that Britain was going to get a new Queen. When Elizabeth returned from Kenya, she became Queen. He was coronated on 2 June.
Addressing the nation on her 21st birthday, Queen Elizabeth said, ‘I declare that my life, be it short or long, will always be devoted to your service’.
This statement of his was proved by a tour of Ghana in 1961. Ghana became independent in 1957, since that time a period of violence was going on there. The economic and security crisis was deepening. When Queen Elizabeth talked about visiting Ghana in 1961, the then government advised her not to go to Ghana. He did not heed this advice and visited Ghana. This tour was successful. This tour raised his stature in the world. It also had a positive impact on Commonwealth countries. But he also had to face criticism and opposition many times. Let these conflicts become challenges, which she also faced with courage.
It’s 1966. A landslide occurred at the Aberfun coal mine in South Wales. This disaster was so great that more than a hundred children died in it. The very next day Prince Philip arrived to visit. But Elizabeth did not go, she thought that my departure might affect the rescue work there. But his absence from the scene had another effect. People grew outraged that the death of the people did not make much difference to the Queen. When people got angry, the queen visited the area. He shared his grief with the families of the victims. But the resentment did not subside among the people. The Queen repeatedly mentioned that the decision to not reach the spot immediately after the incident was wrong. This decision was one of the most regrettable decisions.
Some more things to know about Elizabeth
- Elizabeth was 14 years old during World War II, when she first spoke on the radio, urging people to be patient even in bad situations.
- The Queen was the only person in Britain who was not required to pay income tax, yet since 1992, she continued to deposit tax on her income in the state treasury on her own free will.
- Queen Elizabeth never went to school or college, her father got her education from the best teachers at home.
- The Queen could not be tried in any court case, nor could any evidence be presented in a UK court, she was also exempted from the right to information.
- According to media reports, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport, as she herself issued passports to the rest of Britain.
- The Queen did not even have a driving license, but she herself used to drive the car. He learned driving in 1945, but his car did not have a registered number plate, and he owns a private ATM in the basement of Birkingham Palace to meet the royal family’s cash needs.
