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Elizabeth II had to adapt to a world in which the British crown and its wearer were never out of the spotlight.

Only three months after celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, the world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II. She was Britain’s longest-serving monarch, reigning for 70 years. Throughout the decades, ...

The history-making monarch first laid a wreath at the Cenotaph war memorial in 1945, and she missed the moving ceremony only a handful of times during her reign The British royal family is preparing ...

Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned during a coronation ceremony at London’s Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.Elizabeth, only 27 years old at the time, was accompanied by her husband, Prince ...

Dog collars, a used tea bag, and bloomers serve as just three of many strange items auctioned off from the royal family. History enthusiasts collect just about anything from Queen Elizabeth II and her ...