Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II born in Mayfair, London 90 years ago this hour (Apr 21 1926)


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(Wednesday, April 21, 1926, 2:40 a.m. GMT) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was born today in Mayfair, London, the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and the Queen Mother.

Christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, the princess became monarch upon the death of her father in 1952, beginning a 64-year-old reign surpassing that of Queen Victoria.