Queen Elizabeth II’s life in pictures

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

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

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

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Queen Elizabeth posed for a photo with Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana after the Privy Council sanctioned their wedding 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 at just 4 years old, posed for a portrait in a floral dress.

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

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At 16, Elizabeth registered for war services under the Ministry of Labour’s Youth Registration Scheme in 1942.

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Elizabeth and Prince Philip married at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20 1947.

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The newlyweds waved to the crowds outside of Buckingham Palace after tying 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 christened in 1926.

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The Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1977.

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She greeted some of her subjects during her Silver Jubilee celebration in North London.

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

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The Queen looked chic at a performance following the Royal Windsor Horse Show while celebrating her Platinum Jubilee in June 2022

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The Queen had a huge smile on as she watched her horse, Balmoral Leia, win the Horse and Hound Mountain & Moorland Supreme in Hand Championship in May 2022 in Windsor.

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She dressed in all 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 marking the Elizabeth Line’s official opening 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 Service of Thanksgiving for Prince Philip in March 2022.

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Queen Elizabeth sat solo during the funeral for Prince Philip amid the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2021.

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

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She met the Adelaide Kennel Club corgi owners on the lawn of the Government House during the tour of Australia.

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

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She was photographed greeting some of her subjects who have 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 with four of her corgis at King’s Cross railway station in London before welcoming astronauts of Apollo 11 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 is 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 kids.

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

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Queen Elizabeth II’s life in pictures

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