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Princess Elizabeth was born 21st April 1926 in which city?
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London
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By which nickname was she known by her close family?
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Lilibet
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What was the name of her younger sister, born in 1930?
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Princess Margaret
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Whose abdication in 1936 made her heir presumptive?
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King Edward VIII
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Her father rules under which rental name?
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King George VI
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In 1940 she spoke on which BBC radio programme?
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Children’s Hour
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At 18 she was given her first dog, of which breed?
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Pembroke Corgi
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She joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in which war?
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World War II
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Aged 21 she made a radio broadcast from which city?
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Cape Town
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She married Philip Mountbatten in which year?
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1947
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He was a Prince of Denmark and which other country?
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Greece
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What title was he granted on the day of their wedding?
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Duke of Edinburgh
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In which London place of worship did they marry?
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Westminster Abbey
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Which branch of the British military was he serving in?
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The Royal Navy
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Which London building became their official residence?
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Clarence House
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What was the name of their first child, born in 1948?
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Prince Charles
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They lived on which Mediterranean island in 1949?
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Malta
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What was the name of their only daughter, born in 1950?
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Princess Anne
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In which year Elizabeth become Queen?
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1952
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In which country was she informed of her father’s death?
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Kenya
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Who was British Prime Minister at the time?
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Sir Winston Churchill
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What title was her mother publicly known by, from 1952?
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Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
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Who designed her coronation dress?
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Norman Hartnell
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In which place of worship did the coronation take place?
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Westminster Abbey
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Where did the Queen normally spent Christmas?
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Sandringham House
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In which English county is it located?
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Norfolk
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At which residence did she often spend late summer?
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Balmoral Castle
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In 1957 whom did she choose as the new Prime Minister?
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Harold Macmillan
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What is the name of her third child, born in 1960?
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Prince Andrew
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In 1963, whom did she choose as the new Prime Minister?
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Sir Alec Douglas-Home
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What was the name of her fourth child, born in 1964?
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Prince Edward
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Which title was officially bestowed on Charles in 1969?
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Prince of Wales
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Which of her children, in 1973, was the first to marry?
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Princess Anne
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In 1976 she officially opened which city’s Olympics?
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Montreal
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Who is her eldest grandchild?
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Peter Phillips
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In which year did she celebrate her Silver Jubilee?
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1977
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Who is her eldest granddaughter, born in 1981?
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Zara Tindall (née Phillips)
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Which of her children served during The Falklands War?
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Prince Andrew
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Whom did he go on to marry in 1986?
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Sarah Ferguson
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What title did the Queen grant him on their wedding day?
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Duke of York
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Which title did she bestow upon her daughter in 1987
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The Princess Royal
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Which year did the Queen say was an ‘Annus horribilis’?
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1992
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A fire in which building was one of that year’s sad events? |
Windsor Castle
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She agreed to start paying what, from 1993 onwards?
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Tax
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In 1997 she made a live TV address about whose death? |
Diana, Princess of Wales
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Who did her youngest son marry in 1999?
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Sophie Rhys-Jones
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Which titles was he granted on their wedding day?
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Earl of Wessex
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In 2002 she celebrated how many years on the throne?
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Fifty
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What name was given to that year’s jubilee celebrations?
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The Golden Jubilee
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Which 2006 film portrayed the events of 1997?
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The Queen
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Who won a Best Actress Oscar in 2007 for playing her?
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Helen Mirren
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In which year did she celebrate her diamond wedding?
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2007
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Who was her first great grandchild, born in 2010?
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Savannah Phillips
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In 2012 she opened the Summer Olympics, in which city?
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London
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She appeared in a sketch with which fictional man?
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James Bond
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In which year did she become the UK’s longest reigning monarch?
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2015
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Which ancestor had previously held that title?
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Queen Victoria
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In which TV show did Claire Foy play the young queen?
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The Crown
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In later seasons, who would play her in middle age?
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Olivia Colman
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Who did her grandson, Prince Harry, marry in 2018?
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Meghan Markle
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What title did she grant him, in advance of his marriage?
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Duke of Sussex
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In 2021 she awarded the George Cross to which organisation?
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The NHS
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She tested positive for which virus in a February 2022?
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COVID-19
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In 2022 she marked a record how many years as Queen?
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Seventy
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What name was given to the jubilee to celebrate this?
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The Platinum Jubilee
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She appeared in a short sketch with which fictional bear?
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Paddington
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In 2022 she opened which new rail & rapid transit service?
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The Elizabeth Line
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Which is her only child, to date, not to have divorced?
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Prince Edward
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On 8th September 2022 she died peacefully where?
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Balmoral Castle
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In which place of worship did her funeral take place?
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Westminster Abbey
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