Elizabeth II

American  

noun

1. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, 1926–2022, queen of the United Kingdom 1952–2022 (daughter of George VI).

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Elizabeth II British  

noun

1. born 1926, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1952; daughter of George VI

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Elizabeth II Cultural  

1. The present queen of Britain. Her husband is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the eldest of her four children is Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales. Since Elizabeth became queen in 1952, dozens of nations, formerly possessions of Britain, have become independent.

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He refused to leave the pitch for eight minutes before ultimately taking a seat on the red carpet that had been exclusively reserved for Queen Elizabeth II.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Plans to loan it to London had been considered twice before: in 1953 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and in 1966 for the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

In the course of his extraordinary career, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington and an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

In 2012 he received the coveted Order of Merit, which Queen Elizabeth II presented to him at Buckingham Palace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Mom hung ours up in the hallway with the rest of our family photos, which makes it seem like Elizabeth II is my honorary grandmother.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan