The reign of Queen Elizabeth II

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The Duke and Duchess of York - later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - with their daughter Elizabeth, who wears a christening robe passed down through generations of the Royal Family

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1 July 1936

Princess Elizabeth aged 10, at home with her corgis in Piccadilly

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1930s

Riding her pony in Windsor Great Park

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8 July 1941

Elizabeth pictured among a Syringa bush in the grounds of Windsor Castle

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25 July 1944

Helping with the washing up at her Girl Guides camp in Windsor, Berkshire

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10 April 1945

Driving an ambulance during her wartime service as part of the ATS (Auxilliary Territorial Service)

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10 July 1947

Elizabeth and her fiance Phillip Mountbatten posing at Buckingham Palace after announcing their engagement

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20 November 1947

The newlyweds at Buckingham Palace shortly after their wedding at Westminster Abbey

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20 November 1947

Princess Elizabeth on her wedding day

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14 December 1948

Smiling with her first child, Elizabeth with Prince Charles after his christening ceremony at Buckingham Palace

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21 November 1950

Four generations of the British Monarchy celebrate the christening of Princess Anne, Elizabeth's second child

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1 February 1952

Princess Elizabeth takes to the throne and becomes the Queen of England

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2 June 1953

With the Duke of Edinburgh in the Gold State Coach during her Coronation

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4 June 1953

Photographed in her Coronation gown designed by Norman Hartnell, moments before the ceremony

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4 June 1953

Queen Elizabeth II returns to Buckingham Palace after her Coronation

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27 November 1953

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in Bermuda during their tour of the Commonwealth

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1 March 1954

Standing on the balcony of Government House, Melbourne, during her tour of Australia

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2 February 1956

Visiting the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment at Kaduna Airport, Nigeria, during her Commonwealth tour

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1971

Arriving at Aberdeen airport with her corgis, ready to start her holidays in Balmoral

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1977

The Queen celebrating her Silver Jubilee

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