Born in 1926, Elizabeth was the daughter of King George V’s second son and had little expectation of succeeding to the throne until her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936 to marry the divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson.

After the death of her father, King George VI, 25-year-old Elizabeth was called upon to assume the throne, beginning a momentous reign.

In February 2022, the United Kingdom kicked off a series of celebrations for the queen’s Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years of her service to the British Commonwealth.

What did Queen Elizabeth 2 accomplish?

One of Elizabeth II’s proudest achievements has been the development of the Commonwealth of Nations. Unique among European imperial powers (per Reuters), Britain forged an international body of cooperation with its former colonies.

The modern Commonwealth was first established in 1949, according to its website, but the queen has been its head since ascending the throne, and she is almost as devoted to it as to Britain.

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