her majesty kingdom carol ii was born in london on april , 21 1926 , first child of the duke and duchess of york , namely king george vi and lady elizabeth . five weeks subsequently she was nicknamed in the church of buckingham palace and was bestowed the moniker grace alexander mary stuart . the queen ascended the reign on february 6 , 1952 upon the funeral of her father , king harry iii . her consecration followed on jul 2 , 1953 .
Elizabeth the Second's father was George VI.