In Photos: The Life of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
The Duchess of York, right, holds in 1926 in London her firstborn, Princess Elizabeth, under the loving gaze of her husband, the Duke of York and future King George VI. Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926.
Queen Elizabeth, second from left, future Queen Mother; her daughter Princess Elizabeth, front center, future Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret, front right; and King George VI, right, pose on the Buckingham Palace balcony, May 12, 1937, following his coronation.
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.
Princess Elizabeth receives the hood of a Bachelor of Music from the Earl of Athlone, chancellor of London University, at the University's Senate House in London, July 10, 1946.
Princess Elizabeth leaves Westminster Abbey in London, with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, after their wedding ceremony, Nov. 20, 1947.
People in London read news of King George VI's death in newspapers, Feb. 6, 1952.
Surrounded by clerics and ladies-in-waiting, Queen Elizabeth II sits in the Chair of Estate in Westminster Abbey, London, June 2, 1953, before being crowned.
In this previously unpublished 1969 file photo, Queen Elizabeth II, background center, and Prince Philip sit with their children Prince Edward, left, Princess Anne, background, Prince Charles, foreground, and Prince Andrew, right, at Sandringham House, in Sandringham, England.
President Ford and Queen Elizabeth dance during the state dinner in honor of the queen and Prince Philip at the White House, July 17, 1976 in Washington.
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, wave to a crowd of well-wishers, Aug. 10, 1977, from a partly closed window in Hillsborough Castle, 12 miles south of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
South African President Nelson Mandela is accompanied by Queen Elizabeth II in a carriage ride to a Buckingham Palace lunch on the first day of his state visit to Britain, July 9, 1996.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip view the floral tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales, at London's Buckingham Palace, Sept. 5, 1997.
Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip arrive by horse-drawn carriage in the parade ring on the third day, traditionally known as Ladies Day, of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, England, June 16, 2011.
Queen Elizabeth II, right, talks to her grandson Peter Phillips, left, and his wife, Autumn, during day five of Royal Ascot in Ascot, England, June 22, 2019.
Queen Elizabeth II, with Prince Charles, delivers the Queen's Speech at the official State Opening of Parliament in London, Oct. 14, 2019.
Queen Elizabeth II looks at the coffin of her husband, Prince Philip, who died at the age of 99, during his funeral service at St George's Chapel, in Windsor, April 17, 2021.
Queen Elizabeth II, joined by one of her dogs, looks at a display of memorabilia from her Golden and Platinum Jubilees in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, in this undated but recent image that was released Feb. 4, 2022.
From left, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Louis; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; Princess Charlotte; Prince George; and Prince William watch from the balcony of Buckingham Place after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Queen Elizabeth waits in the Drawing Room before receiving Liz Truss, the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, Sept. 6, 2022.