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Becomes Queen Elisabeth II at 25 by proclamation of Privy Council, 1st woman monarch to ascend throne in 115 yrs
Pres Truman conducts press on tour of interior; comments on changes
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb. 6 -- Young Queen Elizabeth II left hurriedly for home by plane tonight only a few hours after her husband had broken the news to her of her father's death.
George VI, King
Accedes to throne as Queen Elizabeth II
In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]