Queen Elizabeth II

 Queen Elizabeth II

(full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary)

The queen died on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96. 

She is the oldest ruler and longest reigning queen in the entire world.

Queen Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926 in London and received her early education at home under royal supervision.

 

In 1947, she married Prince Philip, with whom she has four children.

Queen Elizabeth was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and the constitutional Queen of the Commonwealth realm. 

In addition, she was then head of 54 Commonwealth countries and head of the Church of England (now 16).

When her father, King George VI, died in 1952, Elizabeth became President of the Commonwealth and ruler of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 

His coronation took place in the year 1953 and it was the first televised coronation of its kind in the world at that time.

Few of that generation may have known that she was also the Queen of Pakistan, following the death of King George VI of Pakistan in February 1952, when her daughter Princess ElizabethShe was the face of Great Britain and she was equally the face of Pakistan.

During the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953, she was crowned as Queen of Pakistan and Commonwealth of Nations. 

During the coronation, the Queen took an oath that she would rule the people of Pakistan according to the respective laws and customs of the people.

The Queen's coronation gown was to be embroidered with the symbols of each Commonwealth nation. 

The royal gown featured three emblems of Pakistan:

Wheat made of diamond and gold crystal, cotton made of silver and green silk and cotton, and cotton made of green silk and gold thread.

The then Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Bogra also attended the coronation ceremony in London with his wife and two sons. 

Pakistani soldiers and ships also participated in the coronation parade.

On March 23, 1956, the Pakistani monarchy was abolished with the adoption of the Republic Constitution. 

However, Pakistan became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. 

Queen Elizabeth sent a message to President Mirza, in which she said, "I have followed with keen interest the progress of your country since its foundation." 

It gives me great satisfaction to know that your country intends to remain in the Commonwealth. 

I am confident that Pakistan and other Commonwealth countries will continue to develop and their mutual associationwill benefit from

The Queen visited Pakistan in 1961 and later in 1997 on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Pakistan's independence. 

He was accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

 

On 9 September 2015, she broke Queen Victoria's record for longest reign and became the longest-reigning monarch of Great Britain. 

She was the oldest ruler and longest reigning queen in the entire world.