Biography of Queen Elizabeth II

1.

Муниципальное казенное общеобразовательное учреждение
«Средняя общеобразовательная школа №2 городского округа город
Нововоронеж»
Project
“Biography of Queen
Elizabeth II”
(Research project)
Novovoronezh, 2020
Prepared by
Sapegin Pavel, 10
‘A school№2
TeacherSokolova E.V.

2.

Introduction
• The relevance of the chosen topic is explained by the
interest to the study of history of Great Britain.
• Purpose: to get acquainted with Biography of Queen
Elizabeth II
The Objects: British history
The subject of research: Queen of England
Methods: analysis, search.

3.

Growing up a princess
Princess Lilibet
Source: Time Magazine
Cover, April 29, 1929
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
was born on April 21, 1926 in
London, England. At the
time, her grandfather King
George V was King of the
United Kingdom and her
father was the Duke of York.
Growing up, Elizabeth went
by the nickname "Lilibet."

4.

As a princess of the United
Kingdom, Elizabeth lived a
pampered life. She was educated
by private tutors at home and
enjoyed riding horses at her
family's country home in
Windsor Great Park. However,
Elizabeth was not a spoilt child.

5.

Heiress to the Throne
Queen Mary with her
granddaughters, Princess
Elizabeth and Margaret
Source: Library and Archives
Canada
Everything changed for Elizabeth in
1936. First, her beloved grandfather,
King George V died and her uncle
became King Edward VIII.
Elizabeth was now second in line to
the throne after her father. However,
it wasn't really expected that she
would be queen. King Edward
abdicated the crown and her father
became king. Now Elizabeth was
next in line to the throne.

6.

As the future queen, life for
ten-year-old Elizabeth took a
dramatic turn. She now had
to prepare to lead the
country. She had grown up
with a strong sense of duty
and had a strong bond with
her parents to fall back on
when needed.

7.

World War II, Marriage,
and Children
The next years were
marked by three
major events: World
War II, her marriage,
and the birth of her
first two children.

8.

Princess Elizabeth in the
Auxiliary Territorial Service,
April 1945
Source: Ministry of Information
When World War II began in
1939, it was suggested that the
Queen, Elizabeth's mother,
leave England and go to
Canada. However, her mother
refused to leave the king.
Elizabeth, along with her
sister and mother, did leave
the city of London, however.
They spent much of the war
at Windsor Castle.

9.

Allied Preparations For D-day
Author: War Office official
photographer, Malindine E G
Elizabeth gave her first
radio broadcast in 1940
on the BBC's Children's
Hour. She also took a
position in the Auxiliary
Territorial Service where
she trained as a
mechanic and driver.

10.

Elizabeth was eight years old
when she first met her future
husband Prince Phillip of
Greece and Denmark. She was
only thirteen when she
proclaimed she had fallen in
love with him.

11.

They announced their
engagement in July of 1947
and were married in
Westminster Abby on
November 20, 1947.The young
married couple had their first
child, Prince Charles, around
a year later. They would go on
to have a total of four
children: Charles, Anne,
Andrew, and Edward.

12.

Сoronation
The coronation of
the young queen
took place in June,
1953 in the ancient
cathedral of
Westminster
Abbey.
The ceremony was broadcast on British national television,
which contributed to the popularity of the new monarch.

13.

Queen Elizabeth II now
In 2020, the Queen turned 94
years old, 66 of which she was
a monarch. Despite her age,
Elizabeth continues to fulfill
her duties and represent the
interests of Britain in
different countries of the
world.

14.

Sources:
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_l
eaders/queen_elizabeth_2.php
https://uznayvse.ru/znamenitosti/biografiyakoroleva-elizaveta-vtoraya.html

15.

Thanks for attention!