Queen Elizabeth Alexander Mary II (April 21, 1926) was born in London. She was crowned Queen on June 2nd, 1953 when her father, the king, passed away. She married Prince Philip in 1947, and together had four children. (Princess Diana is her former daughter-in-law.) Queen Elizabeth is politically neutral.
She is, what is otherwise called colloquially, a figurehead. As head of state, Queen Elizabeth receives daily reports o Parliament from the prime minister. Her duties include leading all branches of Great Britain’s military, and she is the president or financial supporter of more than 700 organizations.
British Queen Elizabeth II has visited India thrice after the nation gained independence in 1947. The three visits were in the years 1961, 1983 and 1997.
The queen’s 1997 visit was to celebrate 50 years of India’s independence from British rule. But the trip was marred by protests. During the trip, the queen visited the city of Amritsar in Punjab to pay homage at a monument raised in honor of 379 unarmed Indian civilians who were massacred by British forces in 1919 while attending a political rally. The victims’ relatives and other Indian protesters asked the queen to apologize for the horrific event. But the queen did not respond to the demand and paid her homage to the victims by laying a wreath at the massacre site.
During this tour, Queen Elizabeth II also visited the famous Golden Temple in Amritsar as well as the cities Chennai and Cochin in the south.
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Last updated: July 26th, 2024
