At age 25, Elizabeth became Queen of the United Kingdom onFebruary 6, 1952, the day her father George VI died. This year, the Queenturned 70 years old and became the first British monarch to celebrate thePlatinum Jubilee. What else do you know about her?
Since the death of her husband Prince Philip, the Queen hasbeen reducing the number of official engagements, which have becomeincreasingly sparse on the sovereign's agenda after she had Covid-19 in 2022.On June 2, she gave the start of the platinum jubilee festivities, celebratingits 70th year of reign.
The queen is known for being discreet and strict with thepreservation of royalty, the queen has faced some serious blows recently. Inaddition to the loss of the Duke of Edinburgh, she saw her favorite son, PrinceAndrew, 62, embroiled in a sex scandal. Accused of having sex with a17-year-old teenager in 2001, whom he would have introduced by pedophileJeffrey Epstein, Andrew made a financial settlement with her so the case wouldnot go ahead as a criminal case and was removed from his duties in the RoyalFamily.