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#206 | Queen Elizabeth II

English Learning for Curious Minds

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Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor's 70 Years on the Throne

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was never meant to be Queen. Her almost 70 years on the throne have been unlikely in more ways than one. Until 2013, a son came above a daughter in the line of succession. Neither Elizabeth's father nor mother were on the throne when she was born. She had a younger sister, Margaret, who was no competition but if her parents had another child who was male he would leapfrog them both.

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