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Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years, from 1953 to 2022. Join us on a trip back through 15 facts about the Queen 1. Queen Elizabeth II was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 To parents the Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother). 2. She was crowned Queen on 2 June 1953 Watched by a TV audience of 20 million people. Her reign ended on 8 September 2022, when she passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle, Did you know that we have a FREE downloadable 3. She was the longest reigning monarch ever in Britain Beating even 4. As Queen, she was served by 15 UK Prime Ministers Including Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and more recently, Boris Johnson. 5. Her favourite dogs were corgis She even invented a new breed of dog when her corgi mated with a dachshund belonging to her sister, Princess Margaret, creating the “dorgi”. 6. She was the only person in the UK allowed to drive without a licence And she kept driving even in her later years! 7. Queen Elizabeth II had two birthdays Her actual birthday – 21 April – and her official birthday, which was held on a Saturday in June – when the weather’s better! 8. Her birthplace is now a fancy Cantonese restaurant Called Hakkasan, at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair – we hope she liked a takeaway! 9. Queen Elizabeth II first sent an email in 1976… and published her first Instagram post in 2019! 10. She had many hobbies Including horse riding, pigeon racing and football – she was...

To celebrate the 90th anniversary of Morris Arboretum & Gardens as a public garden, the Garden Railway opens for another season with miniature replicas of famous public garden icons like the Torii Gate and Pavilion at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the Climatron at Missouri Botanical Garden. The railway also debuts an expanded track. All Day Morris Arboretum & Gardens, 100 E. Northwestern Ave. King Charles III, who ascended the throne after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II last week, vowed in his first speech to the nation to carry on her legacy. “Queen Elizabeth’s was a life well lived; a promise with destiny kept, and she is mourned most deeply in her passing. That promise of lifelong service I renew to you all today,” he said. Penn Today asked five faculty experts to share their perspectives on that legacy and where the monarchy goes from here. Jed Esty is the Vartan Gregorian Professor of English in the School of Arts & Sciences . Esty is the author of the just-published book, “ The Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at Its Limits ,” a sequel to his 2004 book, “ A Shrinking Island: Modernism and National Culture in England .” It’s tempting to read epochal shifts into the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, but it is not the End of an Era. Deeply entrenched forces are still tugging the United Kingdom backward. The Royal Family stands for a traditional concept of British greatness that is aging and straining, but has not yet exited history. The reign of King Cha...