Talk:Elizabeth II

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) once worked as a lorry driver?
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2015 image[edit]

I think it would be beneficial to put the well-known previous photo of Elizabeth II from March 2015 (File:Queen Elizabeth II in March 2015.jpg) somewhere in the article, perhaps under the Diamond Jubilee and milestones section or another section. Currently this photo only appears in moderately obscure articles such as 2016 in New Zealand or Lists of state leaders by age, and it's well-known enough that it should be put somewhere with more prominence.

Opinions? Zowayix001 (talk) 19:30, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple discussions on this topic have been held, with the same result - replace the 2015 image, with the 1959 image. GoodDay (talk) 22:33, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah but that was the image in the lede. Zowayix was asking about placing it somewhere in the article perhaps in the diamond jubilee section. Ric36 (talk) 19:16, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Right, I specifically mean putting it somewhere in the article other than the lead (or perhaps in another prominent article such as Personality and image of Elizabeth II). Zowayix001 (talk) 01:13, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The replacement of the image was by majority vote, 16-12 as I recall, not by consensus, and is now over a year old. There is no particular reason that I can see that discussions of replacing the infobox image should be shut down. The current image has been there long enough for opinions to form and change about it. I am not proposing a change, but I am suggesting that discussions should be allowed to proceed if someone does again propose it.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:51, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 March 2024[edit]

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states over the course of her lifetime and remained the monarch of 15 realms by the time of her death. Her reign of over 70 years is the longest of any British monarch, the longest of any female monarch, and the second longest verified reign of any monarch of a sovereign state in history. She is the world's oldest serving Sovereign State Leader. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_state_leaders_by_age — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deaf Jet2x (talk • contribs) 18:31, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That contradicts Records of heads of state#Oldest. We need a citation to a reliabe source. Celia Homeford (talk) 09:57, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

VE Day celebrations?[edit]

This article https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a46126585/real-story-queen-ve-night-out/ contains an account by the Queen’s cousin, Margaret Rhodes, which implies that Princess Elizabeth was among a party that dance the conga at the Ritz Hotel on VE Day. "For some reason, we decided to go in the front door of the Ritz and do the conga," Rhodes recalled. "The Ritz has always been so stuffy and formal – we rather electrified the stuffy individuals inside. I don't think people realised who was among the party – I think they thought it was just a group of drunk young people. I remember old ladies looking faintly shocked. As one congaed through, eyebrows were raised." Is this a credible? Corsac Fox Kazakhstan (talk) 14:05, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_-Gs0CIDf0 Corsac Fox Kazakhstan (talk) 08:14, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's not clear what changes you want to make to the article. Celia Homeford (talk) 10:18, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Surname[edit]

A death certificate from a reputable source is sufficient evidence for a surname. Even the official website says that surnames have been in use since 1917. It's not clear what @DeCausa's reason for reverting is. Thanks Titus Gold (talk) 22:57, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This was already discussed before & the consensus was to exclude any surname, in the intro. GoodDay (talk) 22:59, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Titus Gold, it should be clear to you because you raised the exact same point here on 8 December 2022. A lengthy thread ensued. Have you forgotten? DeCausa (talk) 06:35, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Consensus can change. It's not uncommon to revisit a discussion from over 12 months ago. Particularly one where 'I don't like it' triumphed over 'multiple sources say this'. Celia Homeford (talk) 10:50, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Previous consensus was not the point raised or referred to. DeCausa (talk) 13:00, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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