Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for a long time about a major scandal during her reign. Newly released MI5 files ...

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ... She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the second longest-reigning monarch in the history of the world, behind French ...

The Queen has become the second-longest serving sovereign monarch in history. As of Monday, she has been on the throne for 70 years and 127 days, second only to Louis XIV of France who became king ...

When Princess Elizabeth was born it was never expected that she would become Queen. Her father was King George V's second son, so it was thought she would live the life of a very minor royal.