Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in London as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she was educated privately at home. Her sister, Princess Margaret, was four years younger than her and she died in 2002. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

Links to Peel
Peel was not a keen royalist, but did obtain a double album issued by the BBC released during 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee, which featured non music background of principle personalities and events relating to the Queen from 1947 to 1977. The double album, which Peel titled as Queen Elizabeth, was found in his Record Collection: Q.