The life of Queen Elizabeth II in pictures

The life of Queen Elizabeth II in pictures

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September 8, 2022 | 1.40 pm

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Queen Elizabeth II bid farewell to Pope John Paul at Buckingham Palace in 1982.

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The Queen and her husband Prince Philip enjoyed some family time with their children, Princess Anne, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, in Balmoral in September 1960.

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The Queen was greeted in London in 1975 by Margaret Thatcher.

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Queen Elizabeth posed for a photo with Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana after the Privy Council approved their marriage in 1981.

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The Queen is seen here in 1940 with her younger sister, Princess Margaret. Margaret died in 2002.

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Queen Elizabeth, seen here in 1930 when she was just 4 years old, posed for a portrait in a floral dress.

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Elizabeth was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London in June 1953.

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At the age of 16, Elizabeth registered for war service in 1942 under the Ministry of Labor’s youth registration system.

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Elizabeth and Prince Philip were married on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey.

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The newlyweds waved to the crowd outside Buckingham Palace after they tied the knot that year.

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The Queen’s parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, cradled the royal baby after she was baptized in 1926.

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In 1977, the Queen celebrated her silver jubilee.

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She greeted some of her subjects at her silver jubilee celebrations in north London.

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Elizabeth, her sister Margaret and their mother, Queen Elizabeth, posed for a girls photo in the grounds of Windsor Castle in July 1941.

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The Queen looked chic at a performance after the Royal Windsor Horse Show as she celebrated her platinum anniversary in June 2022

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The Queen had a big smile when she saw her horse, Balmoral Leia, win the Horse and Hound Mountain & Moorland Supreme in Hand Championship in Windsor in May 2022.

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She dressed all in black as she mourned the loss of her husband, Prince Philip, at his funeral in Windsor in April 2021.

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She unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the Elizabeth Line at Paddington Station in May 2022.

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The late royal posed for a portrait to mark her 96th birthday at The Royal Windsor Horse Show in April 2022.

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The Queen attended a Thanksgiving service for Prince Philip in March 2022.

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Queen Elizabeth sat solo at Prince Philip’s funeral amid the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2021.

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The Queen smiled and waved as she was driven in her Range Rover at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May 2022.

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She met the corgi owners of the Adelaide Kennel Club on the lawn of Government House while touring Australia.

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Known for her love of corgis, the Queen was seen with her dogs at the Windsor Horse Trials.

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She was photographed greeting some of her subjects who had corgis during a visit to Sherborne Abbey in May 2012.

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The Queen and her husband visited a farm on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland during their silver wedding anniversary in September 1972.

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She arrived at King’s Cross train station in London with four of her corgis before welcoming the Apollo 11 astronauts in October 1969.

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The Queen mourned the loss of Princess Diana with her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, in 1997.

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The Queen can be seen addressing Congress in Washington, DC in 1991.

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She enjoyed some time with her grandchildren, Prince William and Prince Harry, at a polo match when they were just children.

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The Queen showed her support for her son and heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, on his wedding day to his first wife Princess Diana in 1981.

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