She had a sister, Princess Margaret, who was born in 1930. Her shy, stuttering father was not expected to be king. Her father (called Prince Albert, Duke of York before 1937) was the Duke of York, as his older brother (Queen Elizabeth II’s uncle) Edward was supposed to reign first. Later, he abdicated because of his relationship with American divorcee Wallis Simpson. So, her father took up the heavy responsibility of the crown, and subsequently Queen Elizabeth (then called Princess Elizabeth) became the heir presumptive at just 11 years of age. Queen Elizabeth married Prince Philip in 1947. This was a controversial decision at first, since Prince Philip was a descendant of the Greek royal family, who was in exile back then. His sisters also married German Nazis, who the British were foes with. [2] X Research source She served as a lorry driver during World War II in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945. [3] X Research source

She had a sister, Princess Margaret, who died in 2002. She called her paternal grandfather (her father King George VI’s father George V) “Grandpa England” as an affectionate nickname. She was married at the age of 21, to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. She ascended to the throne after her father passed away from lung problems at 56 years old in 1952. She was 26 at the time. [4] X Research source The Queen first got a corgi (her famous pet) at 10 years old, which was named Dookie. She then got one from her father, King George VI at the age of 18 as a birthday gift. This corgi was named Susan. This kickstarted the Queen’s lifelong love of corgis, and she has had 14 generations of these dogs starting with Susan. The last descendant of Susan, Willow, died in 2018. [5] X Research source The Queen has lived through 15 prime ministers, from Stanley Baldwin (b. 1867 - d. 1947) to Liz Truss (b. 1975). The Queen lived through 17 U. S. presidents, from Calvin Coolidge (b. 1872 - d. 1933) to Joe Biden (b. 1942). She has met 13 of them. [6] X Research source

The moment that the other royals know about a royal’s death, they will wear all black. The black clothing is pre-prepared, ever since Queen Elizabeth’s father George VI died in 1952 while Elizabeth was on a tour in Kenya. News reporters also wear black on TV. The royal will be buried in a coffin with their own royal standard on top of it. There is a mourning period for at least a week for each royal’s death. For Queen Elizabeth II, there was a mourning period from now until seven days after the Queen’s funeral. The date of the funeral was September 19th at 11:00 BST. [8] X Research source [9] X Research source People can lay flowers on the royal’s estates, like Buckingham Palace, Balmoral Castle, Hillsborough Castle, etc. Queen Elizabeth II was buried next to her parents in St. George’s Chapel. Her father was buried there in 1952. Before that, he was laid in Westminster Hall, where over 300,000 visitors came to pay respects to him. Her mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, was also buried in St. George’s Chapel in 2002. [10] X Research source

Make a portrait of Queen Elizabeth, doodle the Queen and her family (deceased and alive), animate a video about the Queen’s life, cook a feast or dessert honoring her, use documents and slide decks to teach about her life, or do other things that you like.

Don’t post anything offensive about her death. People may interpret it as mean, even if it’s a meme or joke.

You can research where she died, and who is going to be the next monarch. Queen Elizabeth’s successor is Charles, her eldest son, as it traditionally is in the UK. Most of the time, a monarch’s eldest child succeeds them when they die. If their eldest child abdicates or passes away, it goes to their children (if they have any) and the 2nd eldest sibling.

Search online for “Queen Elizabeth II’s photos”, “what did queen Elizabeth II look like when she was young” or “Queen Elizabeth II childhood photos” for pictures of her younger years. Lots of books have been written about Queen Elizabeth II. You can go to your local library or bookshop to see published works on the subject of the Queen.

Queen Elizabeth had four children - Charles (now the king of the UK), Anne, Andrew, and Edward. Her grandchildren include Prince William - Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge (used to only be Duke of Cambridge), Prince Harry - Duke of Sussex, Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor, and James - Viscount Severn. [11] X Research source Her great-grandchildren include Prince George of Cornwall and Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cornwall and Cambridge, Prince Louis of Cornwall and Cambridge, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, Savannah Phillips, Isla Phillips, Mia Tindall, Lena Tindall, Lucas Tindall, August Brooksbank, and Sienna Mapelli Mozzi. [12] X Research source