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Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
from 1952, the elder daughter of George VI.
She married her third cousin, Philip, the
Duke of Edinburgh, 1947. They have four
children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward.
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born in
London 21 Apr 1926, educated privately, and
assumed official duties at 16. During World
War II she served in the Auxiliary
Territorial Service, and by an amendment to
the Regency Act she became a state counsellor
on her 18th birthday. On the death of George
VI she succeeded to the throne while in Kenya
with her husband. She is the richest woman in
the world, with an estimated wealth of 5.3
billion.