Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who made historic state visit to Ireland and paid respects at the Garden of Remembrance
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in the history of the United Kingdom, died last Thursday at the age of 96. Born on April 21, 1926, her full name at birth was Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. She was born of the royal House of Windsor, which meant Windsor was her last name. She had a younger sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002).
