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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022. She was born on April 21st, 1926. Her full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary and she is the monarch of sixteen sovereign states, their respective overseas territories and dependencies. She was also the head of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and the Defender of the Faith.

• Elizabeth was born in London and educated privately at home. She was the oldest daughter of Elizabeth I and Prince Albert, who later obtained the title King George VI. From the very childhood she was very keen on studying. Her most favourite subjects included arts and sport. Her youth was troubled by the Second World War. At the age of 15 Elizabeth had been appointed Colonel-in-Chief. Elizabeth’s only sibling was Princess Margaret, who was four years younger than her.

• Elizabeth’s husband was Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. They married on November 20th, 1947. One year later Elizabeth gave birth to their first child, Prince Charles. Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s other children are Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

• The Queen has five official residences in Great Britain, including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.

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The significant moments in Queen’s life have included the births and marriages of her children and grandchildren, the investiture of her oldest son — the Prince of Wales, and the celebration of such milestones as Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees.

• Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain very carefully selects the people who are responsible for her wardrobe, and the rotation of employees in this position is negligible. The previous senior valet of Her Majesty, Miss Peggy Hoat, worked in her position for 35 years. The current one, Angela Kelly, has held this position of personal assistant since 2002, having previously served for several years under the Queen. At the end of October, she released the book The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe, which tells not only about the style of Elizabeth II, but also about their personal relationship with her — of course, with the full monarch's blessing

• Many of Her Majesty's outfits have been stored in her wardrobe for 25 years and worn several times. Elizabeth II was distinguished by extraordinary neatness and thrift — she aspired to eco-friendly consumption even before it became a global trend.

• The seamstresses assigned each royal image its own name. The names were recorded in special diaries, indicating the year and the event for which a particular costume was worn. This made it possible to build an understandable system of repeating images — there were events at which it was impossible to appear in an outfit already familiar to the public.

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