1926: The Duke of York, the eventual George VI and his wife Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, with the future Elizabeth II in a christening robe that has been in the royal family for generations
December 1926: An infant picture of the future queen
1933: Princess Elizabeth, right, with her sister Princess Margaret Rose
1945: Princess Elizabeth served as a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service during the second world war
November 20 1947: Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip gather with members of the family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding
1951: Elizabeth and Philip with their children Charles and Anne
February 1952: Three queens at the funeral of George VI. From the left, his daughter Queen Elizabeth II, his mother Queen Mary, and his widow Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
June 2 1953: Elizabeth II wears St Edward’s Crown and carries the sceptre and rod during her coronation in Westminster Abbey
December 1953: The Queen makes her Christmas broadcast from Government House in Auckland, New Zealand
July 1969: With her eldest son Charles during his investiture as Prince of Wales, at Caernarfon Castle
1972: The royal family at Buckingham Palace. From the left, Prince Charles, Prince Edward, the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew and Princess Anne
1973: The Queen with her corgis at Virginia Water, near Windsor Castle
February 1977: The Queen, wearing a Maori feather cloak, receives a warm welcome in New Zealand during her silver jubilee tour
1982: The Queen, Prince Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Philip and the Queen Mother after Prince William’s christening
1984: With US president Ronald Reagan and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher at Buckingham Palace
1992: Annus horribilis: The Queen inspects damage caused by a fire at Windsor Castle that gutted parts of the official residence
September 1997: The Queen and Prince Philip look at floral tributes outside Buckingham Palace in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales
2007: The Queen and Prince Philip during the year of their diamond wedding anniversary
2013: The Queen after her horse, Estimate, won the Gold Cup on day three of Royal Ascot
June 11 2016: Watching a fly-past from Buckingham Palace with the royal family after the Trooping of the Colour in her 90th birthday year
October 2016: The Queen views a painting of herself by British artist Henry Ward, at Windsor Castle. The work was commissioned to commemorate her six decades of patronage to the British Red Cross
February 2018: The Queen sits next to Vogue editor Anna Wintour, right, and Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council, as they view Richard Quinn’s runway show during London Fashion Week
June 2018: The Queen with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wife of her grandson Prince Harry, during a ceremony to open the Mersey Gateway Bridge in Widnes, Cheshire
April 2020: An image of the Queen is displayed in Piccadilly Circus, London, after she made a broadcast to the nation during the coronavirus pandemic
April 2021: The Queen attends the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh in St George’s Chapel, Windsor
October 2021: At the opening ceremony of the sixth session of the Senedd in Cardiff
June 2022: The Queen is joined by members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour ceremonies
September 6 2022: The Queen welcomes new prime minister Liz Truss
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