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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Elizabeth II

Charles used the phrase in a speech in Barbados when he attended the ceremony in which it became a republic in 2021, removing his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as head of state.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Queen Elizabeth II apparently insisted that the couple couldn’t both be pursuing commercial interests and representing the crown—so called “half in, half out.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Instead, Australia said it will work on releasing a new $5 banknote that pays tribute to "the culture and history" of Indigenous Australians to replace the current design featuring Queen Elizabeth II.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Before that visit, Prince Harry and Meghan had not been in the UK together since they attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

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