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Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the British throne. Born in April 1926, Elizabeth Windsor became heir apparent, aged 10, when her uncle Edward VIII abdicated and her father George VI became king. In 1947 \\u2013 She married navy lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, a Greek Prince, at London\\u2019s Westminster Abbey before being crowned there in 1953 in the world\\u2019s first televised coronation. In this reflection of her life and illustrious reign, Dan is joined by historian Professor Kate Williams to look at The Queen\\u2019s childhood, adolescence in WWII and the upbringing that made her a monarch admired around the world.

Producer: Charlotte Long

Audio editor: Dougal Patmore