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Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, born 21 April 1926) is the current [[Queen of the United Kingdom]](1952-) and Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries and [[Head of the Commonwealth of Nations]], succeeding [[George VI]].   
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Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, born 21 April 1926) is the current [[Queen of the United Kingdom]] (1952-), Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries and [[Head of the Commonwealth of Nations]]. She succeeded her father, [[George VI]].   
 
==Early life==
 
==Early life==
She was the first child of King George VI.
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She was the first child of King George VI. Homeschooled at Sandringham and Buckingham Palace during the 1930s, where her tutors included Lord Such and Viscount Biscuit, she was active in the Women's Auxilliary Allotment Fertilization Regiment (WAAFR) during [[World War II]], and received commendations for her sprouts and parsnips.
 
==Marriage and Birth of Firstborn ==
 
==Marriage and Birth of Firstborn ==
She married [[Prince Philip Mountenbatten]] of [[Greece]] and gave birth to her first child Prince Charles in 1948. Her other children are Prince Andrew, The Princess Anne (The Princess Royal) and Prince Edward.
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She married [[Prince Philip Mountenbatten]] of [[Greece]] and gave birth to her first child Prince Charles in 1948. Her other children are Prince Andrew, Princess Anne (The Princess Royal) and Prince Edward.
 
==Death of Father==
 
==Death of Father==
 
[[World War II]] caused a great strain on her father who died at [[Sandringham]] on February 6, 1952.
 
[[World War II]] caused a great strain on her father who died at [[Sandringham]] on February 6, 1952.
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