Scandal, Tragedy, Destiny: Queen Elizabeth II’s Journey to the Throne
Heavy was the head that assumed the crown 67 years ago.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor became queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on Feb.
6, 1952, but it was a sorrowful day, as her accession technically occurred the moment her father, King George VI, had died.
And that is why, though Feb.
6 remains a historic date, Queen Elizabeth II does not demonstratively mark Accession Day in any way, let alone celebrates it. Instead, she usually spends the day in private reflection at Sandringham House, in Norfolk.
Now she's almost 93 years old and is Britain's longest-reigning monarch ever, but one wonders if she has ever spent much time...
