Queen Elizabeth II LONDON, Sept 09 (AP): Key milestones in the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96 after serving more than seven decades on the throne.
April 21, 1926: Born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in Mayfair, London, the first child of the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, later called the Queen Mother.
Dec. 10, 1936: Elizabeth becomes heir-apparent to the throne after her uncle King Edward VIII abdicates and her father becomes king.
Oct. 13, 1940: Elizabeth makes first public speech at age 14 on the BBC Children's Hour to reassure children who had been separated from their parents during the Blitz.
1945: Elizabeth is made a Subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, serving for Britain during World War II.
Nov. 20, 1947: Elizabeth marries Prince Philip Mountbatten of Greece and Denmark at Westminster Abbey.
Nov. 14, 1948: Prince Charles, now Prince of Wales, heir-apparent to the throne, is born.
Aug. 15, 1950: Elizabeth's second child and only daughter, Anne, the Princess Royal, is born.
Feb. 6, 1952: Elizabeth becomes queen upon the death of her father George VI.
June 2, 1953: Crowned in a grand coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. She sets out on a tour of the Commonwealth, visiting places including Bermuda, Fiji, Tonga, Australia, and Gibraltar.
Feb. 19, 1960: Elizabeth's third child, Prince Andrew, is born.
March 10, 1964: Elizabeth's fourth child, Prince Edward, is born.
April 9, 2021: Prince Philip, Elizabeth's husband of 73 years, dies at age 99.
Feb. 6, 2022: Elizabeth becomes first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years as sovereign.
Sept. 8, 2022: Elizabeth dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96. Her eldest son becomes King Charles III.
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