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Queen Elizabeth II is not only the queen of the United Kingdom, but she is also the queen of other 16 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Jamaica.Her face is seen on stamps and coins all around the world.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in London on April 21st 1926.Her parents were George, the Duke of York, and Elizabeth, the daughter of the Earl and Count-ness of Strathmore.As a child, Princess Elizabeth lived with her parents and younger sister in London and Windsor.Every summer, she traveled to Scotland to visit her mother's parents.She was interested in all sorts of sports, but her favorites were horse riding and swimming.She was also fond of acting, art and music.
As princess Elizabeth grew older, she started to play a part in British public life.When she was 14, she broadcast a radio message to all the children of Britain and the Common-wealth(共和国).Two years later, she carried out her first public engagement, and started to go on official tours shortly after that.After a tour to South Africa in 1946, she married Philip Mountbatten.The couple had four children: Prince Charles, born in 1948, Princess Anne, born in 1950, Prince Andrew, born in 1960 and Prince Edward, born in 1964.
After her father died, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony held in London in 1953.As a queen, she has many duties, and leads a very busy life.She travels throughout the world, meeting the leaders of other countries, and attends a large number of official functions.She also holds a meeting every week with the British Prime Minister.Every year, on Christmas Day, she broadcast a message to the people of British and the Commonwealth, talking about her hopes for the future.
Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for more than 40 years and has become one of the most famous women in the world.Lots of people in British believe that she tries hard to understand her people and be a good queen.More than her title, this quality has earned her much love and respect.
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Queen Elizabeth's four children are called ________.
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Prince Charles, Prince Philip, Prince Edward and Princess Elizabeth
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Prince Andrew, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Princess Anne.
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Princess Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward
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Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles
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