WHO WAS QUEEN ELIZABETH II?
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain died on September 8, 2022, and this made many people around the world very sad. She was born in 1926 in London and as a child was  diplomacynicknamedelectedconflictscoloniesmonarchyvote “Lilibet”. She loved dogs and riding horses. Elizabeth was a queen, but during World War II she learned to drive and maintain military vehicles to help out. She was not like a president, who is  diplomacyconflictsvotenicknamedelectedcoloniesmonarchy by the people and helps make the country’s laws. The UK is a constitutional  coloniesnicknamedelectedmonarchyconflictsvotediplomacy because the king or queen has to share power with elected officials. The British government is led by a prime minister. The queen or king’s role is more about  coloniesconflictsvotemonarchyelectednicknameddiplomacy and ceremony.
The Queen had a very busy job. She met with the Prime Minister every week and had many ceremonial tasks, like opening Parliament.
The Queen was not supposed to  electednicknamedcoloniesconflictsmonarchyvotediplomacy or even give her opinion on political questions. She became friends with Nelson Mandela,
considered to be the father of Modern South Africa, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Many times, she aimed to make stronger
bonds and prevent  coloniesvotenicknamedelectedconflictsmonarchydiplomacy. In 1953 she made a tour around the world to visit British Commonwealth countries, such as Australia, Canada,
and India. Did you know that she was the Queen of Australia and Canada, too? Great Britain used to have so many  diplomacyelectedmonarchyconflictsnicknamedvotecolonies around the
world that it was said that “the sun never sets on the British Empire.”