THE FAMILY OF ELIZABETH

II

Born: 21 April 1926

Birthplace: London, England

Title: The Queen of Great Britain

Full name: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor

Queen Elizabeth II has been the United Kingdom's reigning monarch since 1952. Elizabeth was proclaimed queen on 6 February 1952 following the death of her father, George VI; she was formally crowned the next year, on 2 June 1953. Her husband, Prince Philip, comes from the royal family of Greece and was created Duke of Edinburgh prior to their wedding on 20 November 1947. Elizabeth and Philip had four children: Charles (b. 1948), Anne (b. 1950), Andrew (b. 1960) and Edward (b. 1964); as the eldest, Prince Charles is heir to the throne. Queen Elizabeth is the sister of the late Princess Margaret, daughter of the late Queen Mother, mother-in-law to the late Princess Diana, and grandmother to the princes William and Harry. She also shares a name with a famous predecessor, Queen Elizabeth I. The queen celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002, marking 50 years on the throne.

Elizabeth II was played by Helen Mirren in the 2006 film The Queen; Prince Philip was played by James Cromwell.

Born: June 10, 1921

Birthplace: Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece

Title: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Full Name: Philip Mountbatten

Married: Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey

Philip was born Philippos Prince of Greece and Denmark on the Greek Island of Corfu in 1921. His father was Prince Andrew, younger brother of King Constantine of Greece, and his mother Princess Alice of Battenberg. He is a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria though his mother’s family. The monarchy of Greece was overthrown in 1922, and George V sent a Royal Navy ship HMS Calypso to rescue them. The one-year old Philip was carried to safety in an orange box. The family lived in Paris but his parents’ marriage broke up and Philip went to school in England, Germany and then Gordonstoun in Scotland where he was head of the school cricket and hockey teams and became head boy. Princess Elizabeth and Philip first met when they attended the wedding of Philip's cousin, Princess Marina of Greece to The Duke of Kent, who was an uncle of Princess Elizabeth, in 1934.

Title: Prince Charles, Prince of WalesFull Name: Charles Philip Arthur GeorgeFather: Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMother: Queen Elizabeth IIRelation to Elizabeth II: SonBorn: November 14, 1948 at Buckingham Palace, LondonMarried (1): Diana Spencer on July 29, 1981 at St Paul's CathedralDivorced: August 28, 1996Married (2): Camilla Shand Parker Bowles on April 9, 2005 at The Guildhall, WindsorChildren: Prince William, Prince Harry

Title: Diana, Princess of WalesFull Name: Diana FrancesFather: Edward SpencerMother: Frances Burke RocheRelation to Elizabeth II: Former daughter-in-law (died)Born: July 1, 1961 at Park House, Sandringham, NorfolkMarried: Prince Charles on July 29, 1981 at St Paul's CathedralDivorced: August 28, 1996Children: Prince William, Prince HarryDied: August 31, 1997 at Paris, France, aged 36 years

Title: Camilla, Duchess of CornwallFull Name: Camilla RosemaryFather: Bruce ShandMother: Rosalind ShandRelation to Elizabeth II: Daughter-in-lawBorn: July 17, 1947 at London, EnglandMarried (1): Andrew Parker Bowles on July 4, 1973 at Wellington Barracks, LondonDivorced: January 1, 1995Married (2): Prince Charles on April 9, 2005 at The Guildhall, WindsorChildren: Tom Parker Bowles, Laura Parker Bowles

Title: Prince William of WalesFull Name: William Arthur Philip LouisFather: Prince Charles, Prince of WalesMother: Diana, Princess of WalesRelation to Elizabeth II: GrandsonBorn: June 21, 1982 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, LondonMarried: Catherine Middleton, 29 April 2011

Title: Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.Full Name:Catherine Middleton Father: Michael MiddletonMother: Carole GoldsmithBorn: 9 January 1982 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, Berkshire, England, Middleton is the elder daughter of self-made millionaire Married: Prince William of Wales, elder son of Prince Charles, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

Title: Prince Henry of WalesFull Name: Henry Charles Albert DavidFather: Prince Charles, Prince of WalesMother: Diana, Princess of WalesRelation to Elizabeth II: GrandsonBorn: September 15, 1984 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London

Title: Princess Anne, Princess RoyalFull Name: Anne Elizabeth Alice LouiseFather: Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMother: Queen Elizabeth IIRelation to Elizabeth II: DaughterBorn: August 15, 1950 at Clarence House, LondonMarried (1): Mark Phillips on November 14, 1973 at Westminster AbbeyDivorced: April 28, 1992Married (2): Timothy Laurence on December 12, 1992 at Crathie, Ballater, AberdeenshireChildren: Peter Phillips, Zara Phillips

Full Name: Mark PhillipsFather: Major Peter PhillipsMother: Anne Tiarks PhillipsRelation to Elizabeth II: Former son-in-law (divorced)Born: September 22, 1948 at Tetbury, GloucestershireMarried (1): Princess Anne on November 14, 1973 at Westminster AbbeyDivorced: April 28, 1992Married (2): Sandy Pflueger on February 1, 1997Children: Peter Phillips, Zara Phillips, Stephanie Pflueger

Full Name: Peter Mark Andrew PhillipsFather: Mark PhillipsMother: Princess Anne, Princess RoyalRelation to Elizabeth II: GrandsonBorn: November 15, 1977 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, LondonCurrent Age: 33 years, 5 months, and 1 dayMarried: Autumn Kelly on May 17, 2008 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor

Full Name: Autumn Patricia PhillipsFather: Brian KellyMother: Kitty KellyRelation to Elizabeth II: Granddaughter-in-lawBorn: May 3, 1978 at Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCurrent Age: 32 years, 11 months, and 15 daysMarried: Peter Phillips on May 17, 2008 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor

Full Name: Zara Anne Elizabeth PhillipsFather: Mark PhillipsMother: Princess Anne, Princess RoyalRelation to Elizabeth II: GranddaughterBorn: May 15, 1981 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London

Title: Prince Andrew, Duke of YorkFull Name: Andrew Albert Christian EdwardFather: Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMother: Queen Elizabeth IIRelation to Elizabeth II: SonBorn: February 19, 1960 at Buckingham Palace, LondonCurrent Age: 51 years, 1 month, and 27 daysMarried: Sarah Ferguson on July 23, 1986 at Westminster AbbeyDivorced: May 30, 1996Children: Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie

Title: Sarah, Duchess of YorkFull Name: Sarah Margaret FergusonFather: Ronald FergusonMother: Susan Mark WrightRelation to Elizabeth II: Former daughter-in-law (divorced)Born: October 15, 1959 at Marylebone, LondonMarried: Prince Andrew on July 23, 1986 at Westminster AbbeyDivorced: May 30, 1996Children: Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie

Title: Princess Beatrice of YorkFull Name: Beatrice Elizabeth MaryFather: Prince Andrew, Duke of YorkMother: Sarah, Duchess of YorkRelation to Elizabeth II: GranddaughterBorn: August 8, 1988 at Portland Hospital, LondonCurrent Age: 22 years, 8 months, and 9 days

Title: Princess Eugenie of YorkFull Name: Eugenie Victoria HelenaFather: Prince Andrew, Duke of YorkMother: Sarah, Duchess of YorkRelation to Elizabeth II: GranddaughterBorn: March 23, 1990 at Portland Hospital, London

Title: Prince Edward, Earl of WessexFull Name: Edward Antony Richard LouisFather: Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMother: Queen Elizabeth IIRelation to Elizabeth II: SonBorn: March 10, 1964 at Buckingham Palace, LondonCurrent Age: 47 years, 1 month, and 7 daysMarried: Sophie Rhys-Jones on July 19, 1999 at St. George's Chapel, WindsorChildren: Lady Louise Windsor, Viscount Severn

Title: Sophie, Countess of WessexFull Name: Sophie HelenFather: Christopher Rhys-JonesMother: Mary Rhys-JonesRelation to Elizabeth II: Daughter-in-lawBorn: January 20, 1965 at Radcliffe Infirmary, OxfordMarried: Prince Edward on July 19, 1999 at St. George's Chapel, WindsorChildren: Lady Louise Windsor, Viscount Severn

Title: Lady Louise WindsorFull Name: Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-WindsorFather: Prince Edward, Earl of WessexMother: Sophie, Countess of WessexRelation to Elizabeth II: GranddaughterBorn: November 8, 2003 at Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey

Title: Viscount SevernFull Name: James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-WindsorFather: Prince Edward, Earl of WessexMother: Sophie, Countess of WessexRelation to Elizabeth II: GandsonBorn: December 17, 2007 at Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey