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{{Infobox politician|name=Elizabeth|birth_date=21 April 1926|birth_place=London, [[United Kingdom]]|nationality=English}}
{{Infobox politician|name=Elizabeth|birth_date=21 April 1926|birth_place=London, [[United Kingdom]]|nationality=English|image=Queen Elizabeth.png}}


'''Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor''' is the Queen of the United Kingdom and several of its former colonies. She became queen on 6 February 1952 and has reigned for 70 years, longer than any other British monarch. Since 2012, popular support for the monarchy has decreased from 73% to 62%, and only 33% of people aged 18–24 support the monarchy.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Thomas Scripps|newspaper=[[WSWS]]|title=Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: The end of the “New Elizabethan Age”|date=2022-06-03|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/06/03/cqws-j03.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715132326/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/06/03/cqws-j03.html|archive-date=2022-07-15|retrieved=2022-09-04}}</ref>
'''Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor''' is the Queen of the United Kingdom and several of its former colonies. She became queen on 6 February 1952 and has reigned for 70 years, longer than any other British monarch. Since 2012, popular support for the monarchy has decreased from 73% to 62%, and only 33% of people aged 18–24 support the monarchy.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Thomas Scripps|newspaper=[[WSWS]]|title=Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: The end of the “New Elizabethan Age”|date=2022-06-03|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/06/03/cqws-j03.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715132326/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/06/03/cqws-j03.html|archive-date=2022-07-15|retrieved=2022-09-04}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:16, 4 September 2022

Elizabeth
Born21 April 1926
London, United Kingdom
NationalityEnglish


Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is the Queen of the United Kingdom and several of its former colonies. She became queen on 6 February 1952 and has reigned for 70 years, longer than any other British monarch. Since 2012, popular support for the monarchy has decreased from 73% to 62%, and only 33% of people aged 18–24 support the monarchy.[1]

Criticism

Tax evasion

The Paradise Papers revealed that Elizabeth invested millions of pounds in a tax haven in the Cayman Islands.[2]

References

  1. Thomas Scripps (2022-06-03). "Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: The end of the “New Elizabethan Age”" WSWS. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. Juliette Garside (2017-11-05). "Paradise Papers leak reveals secrets of the world elite's hidden wealth" The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2022-09-04.