Abdication is a drastic step. Abdication isn’t merely retiring or taking a step back from duties—it means renouncing the throne. When King Edward VIII, Queen Elizabeth’s uncle, abdicated in ...

Queen Elizabeth II's life was changed forever when her uncle chose love over power, abdicating the throne to marry an American divorcee.. Britain's longest-reigning head of state was not ...

Elizabeth’s father prioritized preparing her for the throne. Considered the “spare to the heir,” Queen Elizabeth’s father had never even seen an official state paper before taking the throne.

FILE – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II waits in the Drawing Room before receiving Liz Truss for an audience at Balmoral, in Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, where Truss was invited to become ...

Queen Elizabeth II, second right, seated on the throne in the House of Lords next to her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, right, and her son, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, second left ...

King George VI takes the throne. Queen Elizabeth II’s father, King George VI, became King after his brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Spencer in 1936.

Queen Elizabeth II has died, and her eldest son, King Charles III, has taken the throne. She was Britain's oldest and longest-serving monarch. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 💵 ...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne. Here's a look back at her life and legacy as the longest-serving British monarch.

Queen Elizabeth's life changed forever on Dec. 10, 1936, when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated when she was just 10 years old. Inside the royal drama and history-making decision.

Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years without abdicating. ... It’s understandable to ask why Queen Elizabeth never gave up the throne. Wouldn’t it have made sense for her to step aside, ...