During the war, plans were drawn to quell Welsh nationalism by affiliating Elizabeth more closely with Wales. Proposals, such as appointing her Constable of Caernarfon Castle or a patron of Urdd Gobaith Cymru (the Welsh League of Youth), were abandoned for several reasons, including fear of associating Elizabeth with conscientious objectors in the Urdd at a time when Britain was at war. [36] Welsh politicians suggested she be made Princess of Wales on her 18th birthday. Home Secretary Herbert Morrison supported the idea, but the King rejected it because he felt such a title belonged solely to the wife of a Prince of Wales and the Prince of Wales had always been the heir apparent. [37] In 1946, she was inducted into the Gorsedd of Bards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. [38] On September 9, 2015, she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain’s longest-ruling monarch, who reigned for 63 years. Royal tour of Australia: The Queen ends visit with traditional 'Aussie barbie' ", The Daily Telegraph, 29 October 2011, archived from the original on 30 October 2011 , retrieved 30 October 2011 Elizabeth's 2012 Diamond Jubilee marked 60 years on the throne, and celebrations were held throughout her realms, the wider Commonwealth, and beyond. She and her husband undertook an extensive tour of the United Kingdom, while her children and grandchildren embarked on royal tours of other Commonwealth states on her behalf. [190] On 4June, Jubilee beacons were lit around the world. [191] On 18December, she became the first British sovereign to attend a peacetime Cabinet meeting since GeorgeIII in 1781. [192] Queen under medical supervision as doctors are concerned for her health. Prince Charles, Camilla and Prince William are currently travelling to Balmoral, Clarence House and Kensington Palace said", Sky News, 8 September 2022, archived from the original on 8 September 2022 , retrieved 8 September 2022

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a b "Her Majesty The Queen: Early life and education", Royal Household, 29 December 2015, archived from the original on 7 May 2016 , retrieved 18 April 2016 To many of us, our beliefs are of fundamental importance. For me the teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life. I, like so many of you, have drawn great comfort in difficult times from Christ's words and example. Mansey, Kate; Leake, Jonathan; Hellen, Nicholas (19 January 2014), "Queen and Charles start to 'job-share' ", The Sunday Times, archived from the original on 3 February 2014 , retrieved 20 January 2014 ;

Queen's Speech 2021: What can we expect?", BBC News, 10 May 2021, archived from the original on 10 May 2021 , retrieved 10 May 2021 The quiet symbolism of the Queen's farewell to Scotland", BBC News, 13 September 2022, archived from the original on 23 September 2022 , retrieved 22 September 2022 In 1977, Elizabeth marked the Silver Jubilee of her accession. Parties and events took place throughout the Commonwealth, many coinciding with her associated national and Commonwealth tours. The celebrations re-affirmed Elizabeth's popularity, despite virtually coincident negative press coverage of Princess Margaret's separation from her husband, Lord Snowdon. [110] In 1978, Elizabeth endured a state visit to the United Kingdom by Romania's communist leader, Nicolae Ceaușescu, and his wife, Elena, [111] though privately she thought they had "blood on their hands". [112] The following year brought two blows: one was the unmasking of Anthony Blunt, former Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, as a communist spy; the other was the assassination of her uncle-in-law Lord Mountbatten by the Provisional Irish Republican Army. [113] Her godparents were: King GeorgeV and Queen Mary; Lord Strathmore; Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (her paternal great-granduncle); Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles (her paternal aunt); and Lady Elphinstone (her maternal aunt). [4]

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In the 1950s, as a young woman at the start of her reign, Elizabeth was depicted as a glamorous "fairytale Queen". [295] After the trauma of the Second World War, it was a time of hope, a period of progress and achievement heralding a "new Elizabethan age". [296] Lord Altrincham's accusation in 1957 that her speeches sounded like those of a " priggish schoolgirl" was an extremely rare criticism. [297] In the late 1960s, attempts to portray a more modern image of the monarchy were made in the television documentary Royal Family and by televising Prince Charles's investiture as Prince of Wales. [298] Elizabeth also instituted other new practices; her first royal walkabout, meeting ordinary members of the public, took place during a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1970. [299] Her wardrobe developed a recognisable, signature style driven more by function than fashion. [300] In public, she took to wearing mostly solid-colour overcoats and decorative hats, allowing her to be seen easily in a crowd. [301] By the end of her reign, nearly one third of Britons had seen or met Elizabeth in person. [302] How filming the agony of Aberfan for The Crown revealed a village still in trauma", The Guardian, 17 November 2019, archived from the original on 21 December 2022 , retrieved 20 December 2022 At the end of the war in Europe, on Victory in Europe Day, Elizabeth and Margaret mingled incognito with the celebrating crowds in the streets of London. Elizabeth later said in a rare interview, "We asked my parents if we could go out and see for ourselves. I remember we were terrified of being recognised... I remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down Whitehall, all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief." [35]

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