3. Queen Elizabeth ii was born in London april 21, 1926. Her father was Duke of york.

5. When she was born it was unlikely that she would be the Queen, the events of the 1930s led to the entry of her father to the throne.

6. Princess Elizabeth had a traditional royal childhood, she did not attend school but was taught at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle private tutors

7. SHE HAS INTERESTS IN ART AND SPORTS, ESPECIALLY RIDING A HORSE, WHICH SHE ENJOYS TO THIS YEAR.

9. Teenage years, Princess Elizabeth passed during the Second World War.

10. By the end of the war, Elizabeth was a junior officer in the army and she work as an army driver and mechanic.

11. In 1947 she went to South Africa with her first official tour and that year married Prince Philip of Greece.

12. Queen Elizabeth has four children: Charles - heir to the throne, Anne, Andrew and Edward.

13. In June 1953, in Westminster Abbey, Elizabeth was crowned and became Queen.