Queen Elizabeth's 70 years of service in pictures
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The future Queen as a baby, 1926
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The christening of Princess Elizabeth, 1926
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Princess Elizabeth as a baby, 1926
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The Duchess of York with her two princesses, 1930
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Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, 1933
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Princess Elizabeth riding her pony, 1934
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The coronation of King George VI, 1937
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Elizabeth and Margaret broadcast during World War II, 1940
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Prince Elizabeth on horseback, 1940
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Princess Elizabeth in the royal pantomime, 1941
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Elizabeth with her sister and mother, 1941
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The princesses in Girl Guides uniform, 1942
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Elizabeth doing her British Army service, 1945
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The Royal Family with Winston Churchill on VE Day, 1945
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Princess Elizabeth in Northern Ireland, 1946
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Princess Elizabeth marries Lt Philip Mountbatten, 1947
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Elizabeth and Philip on their wedding day, 1947
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The Queen and Philip in Malta, 1949
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Princess Elizabeth with baby Charles, 1948
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Elizabeth and Philip with Prince Charles, 1949
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Elizabeth and Philip with their children, Charles and Anne, 1951
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Princess Elizabeth in Kenya the day before she became Queen, 1952
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The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh after the coronation, 1953
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The Queen and the Churchills, 1955
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The first televised Queen's Christmas message, 1957
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Portrait of the Queen and Prince Philip, 1958
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The Queen with baby Prince Andrew, 1960
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The Queen and the Kennedys, 1961
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The Queen and her fourth child, Prince Edward, 1964
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The Queen and Prince Philip and their four children, 1964
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The Queen hands over the World Cup, 1966
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The Queen at Aberfan, 1966
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The Royal Family, 1968
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Charles becomes the Prince of Wales, 1969
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The Queen and the moon landing astronauts, 1969
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The Queen on the other side of the camera, 1971
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The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate their silver wedding anniversary, 1972
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The Queen and Wallis Simpson at the funeral of Edward VIII, 1972
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Princess Anne's wedding, 1973
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The Queen behind the camera, 1974
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The Queen and US president Gerald Ford, 1976
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The Queen's silver jubilee, 1977
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The Queen and Margaret Thatcher, 1979
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The funeral of Lord Mountbatten, 1979
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The Queen and the Pope, 1980
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Shots fired at the Queen on horseback, 1981
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The wedding of Charles and Diana, 1981
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The Queen on horseback with Ronald Reagan, 1982
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The Queen and Princess Diana, 1982
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The Queen and Mother Teresa, 1983
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The Queen and her prime ministers, 1985
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The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York, 1986
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The Queen visits China, 1986
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The Queen through the window, 1987
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The fire at Windsor Castle, 1992
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The Queen's 'annus horribilis' speech, 1992
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The Queen and Bill Clinton, 1994
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The Queen, the Queen Mother and Prince William, 1994
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The Queen visits Russia, 1994
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The Queen and Nelson Mandela, 1996
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The Queen death of Princess Diana, 1997
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The Queen and the Spice Girls, 1997
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The Queen and Tony Blair, 1997
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The wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, 1999
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The Queen on Remembrance Sunday, 2000
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The funeral of Princess Margaret, 2002
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The funeral of the Queen Mother, 2002
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The Golden Jubilee, 2002
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The Queen in Canada, 2002
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The Queen and George W Bush, 2003
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Queen unveils a statue of herself, 2003
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The Queen with Vladimir Putin, 2003
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The Queen opens the Churchill Museum, 2005
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The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 2005
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The Queen marks end of combat operations in Iraq, 2009
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The Queen and Lady Gaga, 2009
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The Queen addresses the United Nations, 2010
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The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, 2011
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The Queen's historic visit to Ireland, 2011
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The Queen at Ascot, 2012
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The Queen and James Bond open the London Olympics, 2012
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The Queen receives a Bafta, 2013
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The christening of Prince George, 2013
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The Queen opens the Commonwealth Games, 2014
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The Queen becomes the longest reigning British monarch, 2015
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The christening of Princess Charlotte, 2015
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The Queen and the Obamas, 2016
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The Queen and Theresa May, 2016
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The Queen's Christmas break, 2017
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The Queen's Christmas broadcast, 2017
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The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, 2018
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The Queen meets baby Archie, 2019
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The Queen and Boris Johnson, 2019
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The Queen and Donald Trump on D-Day 75th anniversary, 2019
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The Queen gives knighthood to Captain Sir Tom Moore, 2020
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The Queen during the coronavirus pandemic, 2020
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The Queen claps key workers during COVID-19 pandemic, 2020
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The Queen's Christmas message, 2020
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The Queen sits alone at Prince Philip's funeral, 2021
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The Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, 2022
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The Queen conducts first virtual audiences after catching COVID-19, 2022
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The Queen resumes face-to-face duties after contracting coronavirus, 2022
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Preparations for her Platinum Jubilee, 2022
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Memorial service for the Duke of Edinburgh, 2022
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Platinum Jubilee marked with four-day bank holiday, 2022
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Queen all smiles while watching the Platinum Jubilee flypast, 2022
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Platinum Jubilee beacons lit across the Commonwealth, 2022
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Queen lights the principle Jubilee beacon, 2022
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Hologram of Queen on Gold State Carriage, 2022
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End of the Platinum Jubilee weekend, 2022
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Royal visit to Scotland, 2022
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Royal visit to Thames Hospice, 2022
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Liz Truss becomes prime minister, 2022
The Queen has died at the age of 96.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed the death of Elizabeth II, sending the nation into mourning.
She was the longest reigning British monarch in history, celebrating her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year after 70 years on the throne.
Elizabeth became Queen in 1952 after the death of her father, George VI. There have been 14 prime ministers – from Winston Churchill to Boris Johnson – during her reign.
Born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor on 21 April 1926, the then Princess Elizabeth became next in line to the throne at the age of 10 after her father became king following the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936.
She became Queen at the age of 25 following her father's death on 6 February 1952.
Elizabeth and her husband Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, were in Kenya on a tour when King George VI died. Philip was the one who broke the news to her.
The Queen’s coronation took place on 2 June 1953.
Her time on the throne covered a tumultuous period in British and world history, with many highs and lows for country and the royal family.
Here is the Queen's life in pictures.