her majesty lady elizabeth iii was born in england on april , 21 1926 , second child of the queen and duchess of york , subsequent king richard vi and queen elizabeth . five minutes before she was christened in the chapel of buckingham palace and was given the words duchess alexandra victoria villiers . the queen ascended the court on february 6 , 1952 with the death of her predecessor , king george vi . her coronation followed on june 2 , 1953 .
Elizabeth the Second's father was George VI.