Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-reigning queen, passed away at Balmoral at the age of 96. After worries about her health grew early on Thursday, her family gathered at her Scottish estate. The Queen saw significant social change after ascending to the throne in 1952.
1.Queen Elizabeth Rise to power
According to Cnn, the significant turning point in Elizabeth’s life occurred in December 1936 when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated so that he could wed American divorcee Wallis Simpson, placing the 10-year-old Elizabeth in the direct line of succession. The oldest daughter of her father Prince Albert, who had assumed the throne as King George VI, was now the first in line to succeed him.
Queen Elizabeth When World War II began in 1939
her majesty was barely 13 years old, and was known as Princess Elizabeth. While their residence, Buckingham Palace, was frequently bombarded, the Queen Mother insisted that the family remain in the UK and support their nation.
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In World War II, Elizabeth, a princess at the age of 18, joined the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service after months of pleading with her father to allow his heir to assist. She put on a set of coveralls, took military truck driving and mechanic training in London, and went by the name Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor.
3. Queen Elizabeth Visit to Nigeria in 1956
The relationship between Nigeria and England at the time informed Queen Elizabeth II of England’s 1956 visit to Nigeria. Nigeria was a British colony at the time. There was a lot of celebration and royal treatment when she arrived. The Rolls Royce used to pick up the Queen from the airport. She spent the majority of her time with the Sultan in the country’s north.