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1926 - 2022 (96 years)| Name | Elizabeth Alexandra Mary WINDSOR [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | |
| Prefix | Queen | |
| Suffix | II | |
| Birth | 21 Apr 1926 | 17 Bruton Street, London, England/United Kingdom  [12] |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | Queen Elizabeth will become UK's longest-reigning monarch next month after 63 years Updated 19 Aug 2015, 6:46pm Wed 19 Aug 2015, 6:46pm PHOTO: There is little demand for Queen Elizabeth to go. (Iver Heath: AFP) RELATED STORY: Queen gets big boost in royal estate income RELATED STORY: Images of young Queen's alleged Nazi salute published by The Sun MAP: United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth will next month become Britain's longest-ruling monarch after 63 years on the throne and there is little chance of her stepping aside in favour of son Charles. Key Points • Queens Elizabeth to become UK's longest-reigning monarch next month • She has spent 63 years on the throne • Those close to Elizabeth say there is no chance she will step aside for son Charles Those close to Elizabeth, who on September 9 takes the long-service record from her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, say the 89-year-old has no intention of succumbing to the European fashion for abdication. That means Prince Charles, 66, already a record-holder himself as Britain's longest-serving heir apparent, will have to wait longer still until he becomes king. "I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family," Elizabeth said in a 21st birthday broadcast to the nation in 1947. The milestone of overtaking Victoria has already prompted speculation as to whether Elizabeth might step aside. When asked if abdication were a possibility, a senior palace source said: "Life means life". The religious overtones to a British coronation are deeply symbolic for Elizabeth, who as queen is Supreme Governor of the Church of England. "The Queen won't abdicate, she must not abdicate, there's absolutely no reason for her to abdicate and indeed constitutionally and religiously she cannot abdicate: she is an anointed Queen," royal historian Hugo Vickers said. Others step aside for new generation In the Netherlands and Spain, long-standing monarchs have in recent years given up their thrones saying they needed to pass on the mantle to a younger generation. PHOTO: On September 9 the Queen will take the long-service record from her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. (AFP: Fiona Hanson) The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced shortly before her 75th birthday in January 2013 that she would abdicate in favour of her son Willem-Alexander. In June last year, Spain's once popular King Juan Carlos abdicated at the age of 76 in favour of his son Felipe after a series of corruption scandals in the royal family. In Britain, though, there is little demand for Elizabeth to go, nor any clamour for Charles to be king. Charles, who has been groomed from birth to one day be king, is less popular than his mother. In a poll in April, 53 per cent said they liked him compared to 77 per cent who liked the Queen. Only 19 per cent of Britons wanted a republic, compared to 70 per cent who supported the monarchy. Even keen republicans such as Labour member of parliament Paul Flynn say the monarchy is safe while Elizabeth remains on the throne, but question its future under Charles. Charles as king for 'common man' In contrast to the strict political neutrality observed by Elizabeth, Charles has spoken out about issues from the destruction of historical buildings to organic farming and Vladimir Putin's annexation of Ukraine. Critics said letters Charles had written to ministers showed a desire to meddle in everything from the supply of equipment for British troops fighting in Iraq to the fate of the Patagonian toothfish. Supporters said the letters showed Charles was speaking up on issues Britons cared about. Institute of Commonwealth Studies director and an expert on the monarchy Professor Philip Murphy said Charles's view of himself as a "spokesperson for the common man" was dangerous. "The public may not tolerate that for very long and certainly political leaders might not," he said. Some commentators have suggested that only serious illness could prompt Elizabeth to hand over to Charles, particularly if she were to lose her 94-year-old husband Prince Philip. Some suggest the death of the Queen should trigger not only a referendum on the monarchy but also on whether the crown should pass to Charles's son Prince William, who is 33. PHOTO: Some suggest the crown should pass to Charles's son Prince William. (Twitter: @KensingtonRoyal/Mario Testino) "I think it would be a popular choice to have a referendum on skipping a generation," Mr Flynn, who dismissed the current system for head of state as "first past the bed post", said. Prince William and Prince Harry, the children of Charles and Princess Diana, his first wife who died in a Paris car crash in 1997, are the most popular members of the family, liked by 79 per cent of the British public. Professor Murphy said for many Britons, there were plenty of more pressing concerns than reform of the monarchy. "There's a sense of if it ain't broke, don't fix it," he said. Elizabeth II’s death underscores continuity in an era of disjunctions Viernes, 09/Sep/2022 George F. Will The Washington Post Britain's Queen Elizabeth II unveils a painting by artist Robert Lloyd of the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II passing through Southampton waters during a visit to tour the ship in Southampton, England, in 2008. (Arthur Edwards/AFP via Getty Images) In 1932, arguably Europe’s oldest political institution embraced the newest communication innovation, radio. Britain’s King George V gave the first royal Christmas broadcast, during which he coughed. His subjects were smitten. “A King who coughs is a fellow human being”, said the Spectator, for readers who harbored doubts about this. The death at age 96 of George V’s granddaughter, herself a great-grandmother, underscores continuity in an era of disjunctions. Elizabeth II became queen in 1952 at 25, when her prime minister was Winston Churchill. Her father, George VI, died at 56; her mother, however, lived to 101, and Elizabeth easily surpassed (in September 2015) Victoria as the longest occupant of Britain’s 1,000-year-old throne. During a reign that extended through 14 U.S. presidencies, beginning with Harry S. Truman’s, and seven papacies, she met and made (very) small talk with perhaps 3 million people. Although she was exquisitely polite, there were limits to the forbearance she would permit her duties to require. When handed a speech that said “I am very glad to be back in Birmingham”, she crossed out “very”. This was not much of a royal prerogative, but better than nothing. The original justification for monarchy was: It is God’s will. That useful fiction from humanity’s infancy solved, with varying degrees of occasionally blood-soaked success, the problem of sovereignty: Where was it to be located? This was before humanity achieved the democratic enlightenment of “vox populi vox Dei”. During Britain’s transition to democracy, the monarchy was a constitutional necessity, a notion still honored in terminology: The prime minister is just that — the sovereign’s first minister. The prime minister is head of government but not head of state. The separation of those functions inoculates Britain from the infantilism peculiar to the American republic. Here the cult of the presidency invests absurd glory and expectations in that office’s occupants, who generally are mediocrities because politicians, like lawyers and plumbers and columnists, etc., produce a bell-shaped curve. In Walter Bagehot’s famous formulation, the modern monarch is part of the “dignified” as distinct from the “efficient” part of the state. (The absence of a monarch does not explain why in George III’s former American colonies the state is short of both dignity and efficiency.) The monarch’s role, he says, is “to be consulted”, “to encourage” and “to warn”. And to do none of this publicly. In 1936, in the depth of the Depression, King Edward VIII, shocked by unemployment he saw in Wales, exclaimed, “Something must be done to find them work”. This was considered a grave constitutional impropriety — an opinion that was impertinent because it was pertinent to Parliament’s business. British royalty has been shorn of serious duties of governance and exists primarily to perform public liturgies for a civic religion with even fewer serious believers than attend Church of England services. As one of Elizabeth I’s subjects wrote, “And what have kings, that privates do not too, "Save ceremony, save general ceremony?” Because much of what royalty does amounts to public relations for itself, its occupational hazard is infantilism, to which several merry wives of Windsor and their disoriented husbands succumbed in recent decades. Bad taste is bad business when you are in the magnificence trade, but the phenomenon of lumpenroyalty — Faulkner’s Snopes family gussied up for endless pageantry — is not new. William IV, who died in 1837, had 10 illegitimate children by one of his mistresses, which perhaps counted as a kind of monogamy. But monarchy remains useful. Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation ceremony vivified for war-fatigued Britain the collective sentiments that make a community. Symbolically divested of authority when stripped of the robes in which she had arrived at Westminster Abbey, she stood alone in a white shift and promised obedience to the nation’s laws and customs. Kneeling before the archbishop of Canterbury, she was anointed, thereby placed in the tradition of the kings of Israel and England. She was given a sword, symbol of power, and an orb, symbol of her wide sphere of responsibility. Her power consisted in her example of behaving responsibly toward duties she inherited. Her coronation came four days after one of her Commonwealth subjects, New Zealander Edmund Hillary, became, with Tenzing Norgay, his Nepali Sherpa, the first to climb to the top of Mount Everest. There was talk of a new Elizabethan age. Soon, however, Britain was the sick man of Europe. Its revival was propelled by another woman, the most important politician during Elizabeth II’s reign, a grocer’s daughter named Margaret. George F. Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977. His latest book, "American Happiness and Discontents", was released in September 2021. Queen’s Death Certificate Reveals Cause and Time of Death Queen Elizabeth died of “old age” at 3:10 p.m. on Sept. 8, the paperwork shows. Queen Elizabeth II, photographed before receiving Liz Truss for an audience at Balmoral on Sept. 6, two days before she died. Credit... Pool photo by Jane Barlow By Mark Landler Sept. 29, 2022 LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II died of “old age,” according to her death certificate, which was released on Thursday by the registrar general of Scotland. The certificate, which lists her occupation as Her Majesty the Queen, also notes that the queen died at 3:10 p.m. on Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle. The first fact is indisputable, given that the queen was 96. But the report offers no further details about the cause of her death, which came two days after she was photographed standing and smiling as she greeted Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss. The time of death, just after 3 p.m., is more revealing, coming more than three hours before Buckingham Palace announced it at 6:30 p.m. That indicates none of her family saw the queen just before her death, aside from King Charles III and his sister, Princess Anne, who were both already in Scotland on official duties. Her two other sons, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and her grandson Prince William arrived at Balmoral, in the Scottish highlands, shortly after 5 p.m., while Prince Harry, who traveled separately, did not get there until just before 8 p.m. The death certificate was registered in Aberdeenshire by Princess Anne. The doctor who certified it was Douglas James Allan Glass, and the registrar general of Scotland, Paul Lowe, authorized its release. Buckingham Palace first raised the alarm about the queen’s condition in a statement issued at 12:35 p.m. on Sept. 8. It said that her doctors were concerned about her health and that she had been placed under medical supervision. Members of the royal family immediately began heading for Balmoral Castle. Ms. Truss had just announced a major energy market intervention in Parliament when news of the queen’s deteriorating condition began to circulate in the House of Commons. She left the chamber shortly afterward. Downing Street has said that Ms. Truss was informed of the queen’s death at 4:30 p.m. The queen had problems with mobility for several months before her death. She had canceled multiple public appearances, including the bulk of the festivities marking her Platinum Jubilee, emerging only briefly on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a flyover of jets in her honor. In the photograph with Ms. Truss, the queen held a walking stick in her left hand. She had also recovered from a bout with Covid-19 in February, an experience that she later said left her exhausted and drained. Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; Was Britain’s Longest-Reigning Monarch Sept. 8, 2022 Queen Elizabeth Tests Positive for Coronavirus, as England Is Poised to Relax Rules Feb. 20, 2022 Truss takes office in time-honored British fashion. Sept. 6, 2022 Mark Landler is the London bureau chief. In 27 years at The Times, he has been bureau chief in Hong Kong and Frankfurt, White House correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, European economic correspondent, and a business reporter in New York. @MarkLandler A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 30, 2022, Section A, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Record Says Queen Died Of ‘Old Age’ More on the Death and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II Symbols That Defined Her Reign: Over her seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II understood the power of visuals. Here’s a look at the symbols she leveraged over the years, and the messages they conveyed. Grief and Criticism: Following news of her death on Sept. 8, Elizabeth was remembered for her grace, humor and longevity. But some people had more conflicted views on the relevance of the monarchy and its colonial past. Bidding Farewell: The 10 days after the queen’s death were a coordinated exercise in public grief, culminating with a state funeral at Westminster Abbey and a procession through central London that took her to her final resting place at Windsor Castle. Bookends to a Generation: For 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II was the anchor of a nation’s identity. Now, King Charles III will take on, or recast, that role. The New Monarch: King Charles III has had an enthusiastic public reception so far. But replacing the beloved queen will be a challenge for this man of strong opinions. The Heir to the Throne: Prince William and his wife, Catherine, rank high in popularity polls. Many royal watchers are looking to them as the long-term future of the British monarchy. [2, 3, 11] | |
| Occupation | Queen of England from 1952- Coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2 Jun 1953 [5, 13] | |
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| Death | 8 Sep 2022 | at Balmoral Castle, England/United Kingdom [2, 3] |
| Burial | 19 Sep 2022 | Windsor Castle's King George VI Memorial Chapel in the Royal Vault, Windsor Castle, England/United Kingdom |
| Person ID | I144976 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 2 Oct 2022 | |
| Father | King George, VI Duke of York, b. 1895 d. 6 Feb 1952 (Age 57 years) | |
| Mother | Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Elizabeth BOWES-LYON, Duchess of York, b. 1900 d. 2002 (Age 102 years) | |
| Marriage | 1923 [14] | |
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| Family ID | F99408 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Philip MOUNTBATTEN, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Greece & Denmark, b. 10 Jun 1921 d. 9 Apr 2021, Windsor Castle, England (Age 99 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | 20 Nov 1947 | Westminster Abbey, London, England [15, 16] |
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| Family ID | F99347 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
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