Queen Elizabeth Ii Age When She Became Queen. 17 vintage photos of queen elizabeth ii before she became queen lauren cahn updated: Queen elizabeth ii elizabeth didn’t expect to be queen.
Eden resigned in january 1957, partly because of ill health but chiefly because of… She was born to queen elizabeth i, the queen mother and king george vi. Queen elizabeth ii had a stunning transformation when she became the monarch in february 1952, after her father, king george vi, unexpectedly died.
And while she and her famous family regularly make headlines, fans are learning more about her (dramatized) past thanks to netflix's the crown, which introduces two new cast members in season 4 with the arrival of princess diana and prime minister margaret thatcher.
She is now 93 years old and still completing royal duties, although prince. Prince philip insisted she take on his surname (mountbatten), but british officials and the monarchy. She was at treetops hotel in kenya on an international tour, according to the bbc , when she discovered that she became queen, with philip breaking the news to her while on a walk around the grounds. Elizabeth ii (elizabeth alexandra mary;