The BritishRoyal familyPrezentationTheBritish Royal Familyis thefamilygroup of closerelativesof themonarch of the United Kingdom. There is no strict legal or formal definition in the UK of who is or is not a member of the Royal Family, and different lists will include different people. However, those carrying thestyleHer or His Majesty (HM), orHer or His Royal Highness (HRH)are normally considered members. By this criterion, the Royal Family will usually include the monarch, theconsortof the monarch, the widows of previous monarchs, the children and male-line grandchildren of the monarch and previous monarchs, the children of the oldest son of the Prince of Wales, and the wives or widows of the monarch's and previous monarchs' sons and male-line grandsons.

Queen Elizabeth IIbecame Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth on 6th February 1952. She is head of the British Royal Family, has4 children, 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchilden, and is89 years, 6 months and 12 days old.She is the 32nd great-granddaughter ofKing Alfred the Greatwho was the first effective King of England 871-899. SeeRoyal Family Tree.She was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953, nearly eighteen months after she succeeded her father, King George VI who died on 6th February 1952. As of today she has reigned for63 years, 8 months and 27 days. In 2012 Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the Diamond 60th Jubilee of her reign, and 2nd June 2013 was the60th anniversary of her coronation.On 10th September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in over 1,200 years or British History when the length of her reign surpassed her great-great-grandmotherQueen Victoriawho reigned for 63 years and 7 months from 20th June 1837 to 22nd January 1901. SeeBritish Kings & Queens by Length of Reign.On 21st December 2007 she became theoldest reigning British monarchhaving lived longer than Queen Victoria who died 22nd January 1901 aged 81 years, 7 months and 29 days. On 20th November 2012 Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 65th wedding anniversary.The Queen's husbandPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is94 years, 4 months and 23 days old, and celebrated his 94th birthday on 10th June 2015. He is the longest ever serving Royal Consort and oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch.Her eldest sonPrince Charleswill be 66 years old on 14th November 2015 and is the longest waiting and oldest ever heir to the throne. See British Kings & Queens by Age of Ascent.

On 29th April 2011 the Queen's grandsonPrince William, who is 2nd in line to the throne, marriedCatherine (Kate) Middletonin WestminsterAbbey. They are now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and in Scotland the Earl and Countess of Strathearn. On 22 July 2013 their first childPrince Georgewas born. He is now 3rd inLine of Successionto the thone after his father, Prince William, and his grandfather Prince Charles. Their second childPrincess Charlottewas born on 2nd May 2015 and is 4th in line.Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Head of the Commonwealth of Nations. Great Britain was formed 308 years ago by the Act of Union between England and Scotland on 1st April 1707.More about Great BritainAs well as the United Kingdom, she is Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, where she is represented by Governors-General. The sixteen countries of which she is Queen are known as Commonwealth Realms, and their combined population is 140 million.

She is Head of the Commonwealth of Nations comprising 53 member states in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. The aims of the Commonwealth include the promotion of democracy, human rights, good governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, egalitarianism, free trade, multilateralism, and world peace. The 2.3 billion people in the member states account for almost a third of the current world population.Her reign of over more than 60 years has seen12 Prime Ministersof the United Kingdom, and numerous Prime Ministers in the Commonwealth Realms of which she is (or was) also Head of State; between them she has had a total of 140 Prime Ministers including 11 Canadian and 13 Australian Prime Ministers during her reign. There have been12 US Presidentsduring her reign.

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