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[[File:Queen Elizabeth II March 2015.jpg|thumb|The Queen in March 2015]]'''Elizabeth II''' (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 1926) is the Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] and of several other countries around the world, head of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and Supreme Governor of the [[Church of England]].

She was born in Bruton Street, [[Mayfair]], and educated privately at home. In 1947 she married Philip Mountbatten, previously Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, who was then made [[Duke of Edinburgh]]. She succeeded to the throne on the death of her father, [[King George VI]] in 1952. Her coronation in [[Westminster Abbey]] took place in 1963. In 2015 she became the longest-reigning monarch in British history, surpassing her great-great-grandmother, [[Queen Victoria]].

==LGBT connections==

The Queen's reign has seem many important advances for LGBT people. However as a constitutional monarch, she does not normally express an opinion on political issues. She has seldom spoken about LGBT issues, and is not a patron of any LGBT charities. However in 2014 she sent a message of congratulations to the [[London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard]] on its 40th anniversary.<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/03/07/queen-praises-gay-rights-charitys-special-anniversary/ Scott Roberts, 
"The Queen praises gay rights charity’s ‘special anniversary’ in royal surprise", ''[[Pink News]]'', 7 March 2014.</ref>

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