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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is the queen regnant of sixteen independent sovereign states known informally as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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  • Could a Catholic Girl Become Queen?

    …converted from Catholicism to the Anglican church before her marriage to Peter Phillips, son of Princess Anne (and Queen Elizabeth II 's oldest grandson). If she hadn't made the switch, her new husband would have lost his place as 11th in line …

    By Barbara Kantrowitz

    09/25/2008International
  • Royally Squeezed

    …entrance galleries last week, it looked polished and elegant. But these are not the best of times for the Windsors: Queen Elizabeth II is reportedly short on cash to redecorate the Palace's State Rooms, which haven't been spruced up since the …

    By Barbara Kantrowitz

    07/15/2008Business
  • Coming In From the Cold

    …shoes that Goldfinger wore on the golf course and a champagne bottle used as a prop in "Dr. No." Even Britain's Queen Elizabeth II got caught up in the spirit--she has lent the toy James Bond Aston Martin car that Prince Andrew received for …

    By Ginanne Brownell

    04/24/2008Entertainment
  • Enchanting Edinburgh

    …home to the infamous Mackenzie Poltergeist. This scared me senseless, so be sure to take a friend. Sights: Queen Elizabeth II , who just celebrated her diamond-wedding anniversary, enjoys The Palace of Holyroodhouse as her official Scottish …

    By Jenna Crombie

    11/25/2007International Edition
  • The Royal Treatment

    Queen Elizabeth II is so last year. This season's royal obsession takes us back to a perennial favorite, her 16th-century namesake, Elizabeth …

    By Cathleen McGuigan

    10/05/2007Culture

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