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Fair-haired and blue-eyed, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, who was given the nickname Lilibet, was a sensible soul who was educated at home by tutors and rather disliked maths.
The Queen was on the throne for longer than any other monarch in British history.
Elizabeth was the British royal family's rock and, untainted by royal scandals, her personal popularity remained solid when the antics of others shook the House of Windsor, writes Laura Elston
Against the tide of history and logic, Queen Elizabeth has made a medieval anachronism modern, and has found favor with the world.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was not just Queen Elizabeth II. She was simply The Queen.