Queen Elizabeth II has died, aged 96. This is the story of her remarkable reign and life, as seen in the photographs that capture both the public and private monarch—through all of her 96 astonishing years.
Little Princess Elizabeth, left, is shown in 1927. The picture was made as the baby princess was taken for a ride on the grounds of Windsor Castle, where she is seen with her cousin, the honorable Gerald Lascelles, right.
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The future king and queen, George, Duke of York, and Elizabeth Angela, Duchess of York, with the future queen, Princess Elizabeth, in 1929.
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Princess Elizabeth as a child in the garden of Royal Lodge, Windsor
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Princess Elizabeth holds a corgi in January 1936.
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Princess Elizabeth playing the piano at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, June 22, 1940.
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In her first radio broadcast, 14-year-old Princess Elizabeth, right, said that England's children at home were full of cheerfulness and courage. She is shown with her younger sister, Princess Margaret Rose, before the broadcast, in London on Oct. 13, 1940.
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Princess Elizabeth learns to tie a knot with the girl guides in Frogmore, Windsor, England on April 11, 1942.
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Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose appear in their own pantomime, 'Old Mother Red Riding Boots,' in England, January 1, 1945.
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During ceremonies at the No. 1 M.T. Training Center at Camberley, England on August 3, 1945, Princess Elizabeth, a Junior Commander ATS, received a clock presented to her by her old associates at the camp where she received her early training.
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Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten pose at Buckingham Palace, Aug. 11, 1947, London, England.
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The wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace in 1947.
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Princess Elizabeth leaves Westminster Abbey in London with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, after their wedding ceremony on Nov. 20, 1947.
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Prince Charles and his mother pose for their first informal pictures in Buckingham Palace, on April 10, 1949, in London.
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The first color photograph of Princess Anne, taken in 1951, in the arms of her mother Queen Elizabeth II while her father, Philip Mountbatten, holds her brother Prince Charles.
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Princess Elizabeth of England represents the King at a colorful trooping ceremony. Here she is shown on her arrival back at the palace ceremonies on June 7, 1951.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with their two young children, Princess Anne and Prince Charles, outside Balmoral Castle, September 19, 1952.
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Queen Elizabeth sitting with her children, Charles and Anne, and a royal corgi in the garden of Balmoral Castle in Scotland, September 28, 1952.
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Queen Elizabeth II with her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and her children, Charles and Anne, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Sept. 28, 1952.
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Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with actress Marilyn Monroe at the presentation of the film The Battle of the River Plate on October 29, 1956.
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The sun casts a shadow across the face of Queen Elizabeth II, bright-eyed and smiling as she turns to bid farewell to officials and delegates at the United Nations on Oct. 21, 1957. The queen addressed the UN General Assembly and toured the world organization's headquarters.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip watch the parade of officer-cadets after the queen presented the new colors to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom on June 27, 1957.
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Britain's royal family on the grounds of Balmoral Castle, Scotland, Sept. 8, 1960. Prince Andrew, in the lap of his father, Prince Philip, reaches for a trinket presented by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, while Princess Anne and Prince Charles try to catch the baby's attention.
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Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by her daughter, Princess Anne, pushes the infant Prince Andrew in a baby carriage at Balmoral castle in Scotland on Sept. 13, 1960.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip strolling through the gardens of the Taj Mahal, Jan. 30, 1961.
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Queen Elizabeth II takes her mount for a gallop during an early morning ride on June 16, 1961, at Ascot, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II leaves the Royal Yacht Britannia to inspect the 2nd Battalion of the Canadian Guard, on her arrival at Charlottetown, Canada, on Oct. 6, 1964.
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Queen Elizabeth II with her dog Wren at the Open Stake Retriever Trials at Balmoral, October 6, 1967.
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Queen Elizabeth II with her family in 1968 at Frogmore in Windsor, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II during a picture-taking session in the salon at Sandringham House on February 4, 1970.
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Princess Anne and Mark Phillips wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their wedding with Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on November 14, 1973 in London.
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Queen Elizabeth ll arrives at Aberdeen Airport with her corgis to start her holiday in Balmoral, Scotland in 1974.
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Queen Elizabeth II reviews her Yeoman of the Guard, the world's oldest military corps, on the grounds of Buckingham Palace, London, June 8, 1978.
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrate 32 years of marriage on Nov. 20, 1979, in Scotland, with Prince Andrew, Charles, the Prince of Wales, Prince Edward, and Princess Anne with her son Master Peter Phillips.
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Prince Charles and his fiancee, Lady Diana Spencer, with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on March 7, 1981.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales on their wedding day at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth on July 28, 1981.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II leave Buckingham Palace in London on May 28, 1982, after a forty-minute audience. This was the first visit by a Pope to the British Isles since the historic break with the Catholic church by King Henry VIII in the 16th century.
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Diana, Princess of Wales holds her son Prince William with Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at Buckingham Palace after Prince William's christening ceremony on August 4, 1982.
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The queen presents the Order of Merit to Mother Teresa in India in 1982.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip meet the public on a walkabout in Kent on Oct. 31, 1984.
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Prince Charles kisses the hand of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, after she presented him with a prize at polo on July 28, 1985.
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Members of the British royal family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson on July 23, 1986.
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The queen with Prince William and Prince Harry in the royal box at Guards Polo Club, Smiths Lawn, in Windsor, on June 14, 1987.
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The Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth view the thousands of flowers and tributes left outside Kensington Palace in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales in Sept. 1997.
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Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with the Spice Girls after a Royal Variety performance at London's Victoria Palace Theatre, December 1, 1997.
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Prince Edward marries Sophie Rhys-Jones at St. George's Chapel on June 19, 1999, in Windsor, England.
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Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles pose for the Official Wedding photograph with their children and parents in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle following their marriage, Saturday, April 9 2005, in Windsor, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrive at St Paul's Cathedral for a service of thanksgiving held in honor of the queen's 80th birthday, June 15, 2006, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip re-visit Broadlands to mark their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on November 20. The royals spent their wedding night at Broadlands in Hampshire in November 1947, the former home of Prince Philip's uncle, Earl Mountbatten.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, are joined at Clarence House by the Prince of Wales, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York, and the Earl of Wessex to celebrate the forthcoming Diamond Wedding Anniversary of the queen and the duke, Nov. 18, 2007.
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Michael Middleton, Carole Middleton, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Pippa Middleton, and Prince Harry greet a crowd of admirers from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on April 29, 2011, in London, England.
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Queen Elizabeth ll, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge stand on the balcony of the Council House in Nottingham as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK on June 13, 2012, in Nottingham, England.
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Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, onboard the Spirit of Chartwell during the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames during the Diamond Jubilee Thames River Pageant on June 3, 2012, in London, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, watch a flypast to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on July 10, 2018, in London, England. The 100th birthday of the RAF, which was founded on April 1, 1918, was marked with a centenary parade with the presentation of a new Queen's Color and a flypast of 100 aircraft over Buckingham Palace.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, attend The OUT-SOURCING Inc Royal Windsor Cup 2018 polo match at Guards Polo Club on June 24, 2018, in Egham, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II drives herself in her Range Rover as she attends day 3 of the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Home Park on May 10, 2019, in Windsor, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II travels to attend the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021, in Windsor, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II attends QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot Racecourse on October 16, 2021, in Ascot, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II attends the London Tube's Elizabeth line official opening at Paddington Station on May 17, 2022.
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Queen Elizabeth II attends an Armed Forces Act of Loyalty Parade at the palace of Holyroodhouse on June 28, 2022, in Edinburgh.
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The royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Platinum Pageant on June 5, 2022, in London.
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The original golden coronation carriage with a hologram of the queen is seen during the Platinum Pageant on June 05, 2022, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Platinum Pageant on June 5, 2022, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth greets the newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss as she arrives at Balmoral Castle for an audience where she will be invited to become prime minister and form a new government on September 6, 2022.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waits to meet with the new Conservative Party leader and Britain's prime minister-elect at Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022.
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