Queen Elizabeth Coronation Age 2018

(Queen Elizabeth Coronation Age 2018)Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She celebrated 66 years on the throne in February 2018 with her Sapphire Jubilee.

Queen Elizabeth Coronation Age 2018

Who Is Queen Elizabeth II?

Queen Elizabeth II was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926, in London, to Prince Albert, Duke of York (later known as King George VI), and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947, became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953. She is the mother of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, as well as the grandmother of princes William and Harry. As the longest-serving monarch in British history, she has tried to make her reign more modern and sensitive to a changing public while maintaining traditions associated with the crown.

Queen Elizabeth Coronation Age 2018

Queen Elizabeth II’s Husband

Queen Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten (a surname adopted from his mother's side) in the autumn of 1947. Elizabeth first met Philip, son of Prince Andrew of Greece, when she was only 13. She was smitten with him from the start. Distant cousins, the two kept in touch over the years and eventually fell in love. They made an unusual pair. Elizabeth was quiet and reserved while Philip was boisterous and outspoken. Her father, King George VI, was hesitant about the match because, while Mountbatten had ties to both the Danish and Greek royal families, he didn't possess great wealth and was considered by some a bit rough in his personality.

Queen Elizabeth Coronation Age 2018

How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she became Queen? When was she crowned?

QUEEN Elizabeth II is today marking the 64th anniversary of her coronation as Queen on June 2 1953 at Westminster Abbey. But how old was the Queen when she became Queen?

Previously known as Princess Elizabeth, she became Queen the very second that her father passed away because the throne is never vacant – hence the expression “the King is dead, long live the King”.

At the time of George VI’s death, the Queen and her husband Prince Philip were staying at the remote Treetops Hotel in Kenya.

Jim Corbett, a hunter was also staying at Treetops at the time, wrote in the visitors’ log book: “For the first time in the history of the world, a young girl climbed into a tree one day a Princess and after having what she described as her most thrilling experience she climbed down from the tree next day a Queen.”

The Queen and Prince Philip were on a brief stopover en route to a diplomatic visit to Australia and New Zealand. 

It was several hours before officials could get hold of the royal party to inform them that King George had died.

When the Queen’s private secretary Martin Charteris was finally told about the king’s death, he passed the news on to Prince Philip, who took his wife on a walk along a river to break the sad news.

Queen Elizabeth Coronation Age 2018

HOW OLD HAS THE QUEEN REIGNED FOR?

Stoically, she cut the trip short and spent the rest of the day planning her return to London and sending letters of apology to the dignitaries who were to host her.

An accession declaration was read almost immediately. 

When Mr Charteris asked what regnal name she would like to take, the Queen replied: “My own of course, what else?”

On the Queen’s return to London, there was a formal proclamation at St James’ Palace on February 8.

She said: "By the sudden death of my dear father I am called to assume the duties and responsibilities of sovereignty.

"My heart is too full for me to say more to you today than I shall always work, as my father did throughout his reign, to advance the happiness and prosperity of my peoples, spread as they are all the world over."