The Queen

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For years, she prayed for her mother to have a son, longing to escape her destiny as Britain's future Queen. Her dream was a life in the countryside, surrounded by children, dogs, and horses. However, Elizabeth fulfilled her duty, pledging to dedicate her life to Britain and the Commonwealth, hoping that day would be far off. At just twenty-five, she became Queen after her father, King George VI, passed away unexpectedly. Elizabeth has become a remarkable figure: the longest reigning, most traveled monarch, and for a shy woman, the one who has engaged in more small talk than any other in history. Her reign was shaped by the fallout of her uncle David's abdication over his desire to marry a divorced American, Wallis Simpson. Since that national trauma, divorce has influenced her life deeply, witnessing her sister, three children, and several grandchildren go through it. She even saw another American divorcee, Meghan Markle, marry her grandson Prince Harry. Amidst her reign's challenges, including a difficult husband, an extravagant mother, and a contentious eldest son, she has navigated family conflicts, notably between her grandsons William and Harry. As she marks her platinum anniversary, becoming the first monarch to reign for seventy years, she has emerged as a symbol of hope and optimism during a global pandemic, embodying the role of a grandmother to the nation.