A look at Queen Elizabeth’s royal life

Olivia Land

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Apr 21, 2022

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Princess Elizabeth of York photographed with her mother in 1928. Popperfoto/Getty Images

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Long before she was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth has always been a notorious dog-lover. She poses with two of her corgis at her home in 1936. Historia/Shutterstock

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The future Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 18th birthday with her parents King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, at Windsor Castle in 1944. PLANET NEWS/AFP via Getty Images

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Then-Princess Elizabeth poses with husband Prince Philip on their wedding day on November 20, 1947.

Then-Princess Elizabeth poses with husband Prince Philip on their wedding day on Nov. 20, 1947. ANL/Northciffe Newspapers/Shutte

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The Queen ascended to the throne after her father King George VI on February 6, 1952. The newly-minted monarch is photographed with her children Prince Charles and Princess Anne on the grounds of Balmoral Castle in September 1952. Getty Images

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Queen Elizabeth is officially crowned in the first event of its kind to be televised and viewed around the world in 1953. ITV/Rex / Rex USA

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Queen Elizabeth balanced motherhood with royal duties when she was photographed with 12-week-old Prince Edward and 4-year-old Prince Andrew while observing the annual Trooping the Color ceremony on June 13, 1964. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Queen Elizabeth beamed with her family, including sons Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward, and daughter Princess Anne, in 1968. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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One of the perks of royal life? Face time with some of history’s biggest celebrities. Queen Elizabeth shakes hands with Barbra Streisand at the Royal Film Performance in 1975. AP

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Queen Elizabeth has long shared symbiotic relationships with fellow heads of state. In 1977, she hosted U.S. President Jimmy Carter and French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing at Buckingham Palace. AP

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Queen Elizabeth shared the Buckingham Palace balcony with her son Prince Charles after his wedding to Princess Diana on July 29, 1981. AP

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Queen Elizabeth famously shared a leisurely equestrian outing with then-President Ronald Reagan in 1982. AP

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Queen Elizabeth is welcomed by US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf at the U.S. Central Command Headquarters in Tampa, Florida in May 1991. AP

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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip walk among the hundreds of floral tributes to Princess Diana at Buckingham Palace on Sept. 5, 1997. AP

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The famously stoic monarch shared a giggle with Prince Philip during a ceremonial review in 2003. AP

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The royal couple Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a special photo-op in 2007. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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Queen Elizabeth played the proud grandmother at the wedding of her grandson Prince William to Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011. EPA

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Queen Elizabeth appeared with her entire family– including new addition Meghan Markle– on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to celebrate that year’s Trooping the Color on June 9, 2018. Getty Images

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December 2021 marked the Queen’s first holiday season after the death of Prince Philip in April of that year. For her annual Christmas address to the nation, she posed poignantly with an image of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary. AP

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In honor of her 96th birthday, the Palace released a new photo of the Queen posed with two of her ponies on April 20, 2022. henrydallalphotography/PA Wire/S

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