Memorials mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE
She was born April 21, 1926, Princess Elizabeth of York and, as events would have it, she would become heir to the British throne.
She became Queen Elizabeth II on Feb. 6, 1952, succeeding her father, King George VI, and declaring that “my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.”
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