Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II
"At first, you only think Kings and Queens exist in only fairytales. But then you read about Queen Elizabeth II and her famous family, and you are proved wrong. Sure, there may be other royal dynasties left around the globe, but the British Royals are where the heart of modern monarchy is. Until the day I woke up to a teary news broadcaster announcing Elizabeth had passed in her sleep..."

-Su Ji-Hoon, Farewell to a Beloved Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death in 2023.

Biography
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926 as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 as King George VI upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, making Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, and their marriage lasted 73 years until Philip's death in 2021. They had four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and all four of them went on to give birth and created a large family of children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren as time progressed.

When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth—then 25 years old—became queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon, as well as Head of the Commonwealth. Elizabeth has reigned as a constitutional monarch through major political changes such as the Troubles in Northern Ireland, devolution in the United Kingdom, the decolonisation of Africa, and the United Kingdom's accession to the European Communities and withdrawal from the European Union. The number of her realms has varied over time as territories have gained independence, and as some realms have become republics.

Significant events have included her coronation in 1953 and the celebrations of her Silver, Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilees in 1977, 2002, 2012, and 2022, respectively. Elizabeth is the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch, the longest-serving female head of state, the oldest living and longest-reigning current monarch, and the oldest and longest-serving incumbent head of state.

Death / When the Cold Breeze Blows Away
Elizabeth was on a short break in her Scottish residence at Balmoral Castle with advice from her doctors. She had overcome most of her 'episodic mobility issues' since her Platinum Jubilee