Elizabeth II: A Life in Pictures

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Young Princess Elizabeth smiles while riding a tricycle in Hyde Park, London, with her nurse walking behind her and a pram visible to the side.

Queen Consort Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, King George VI, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth sit together in an open carriage, all wearing formal hats, in 1939.

wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip, duke of Edinburgh

Princess Elizabeth seated and holding infant Prince Charles in a christening gown, with the Duke of Edinburgh standing behind them in a formal room.

Queen Elizabeth II in uniform rides a horse past a crowd outside Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour ceremony, with a large building in the background.

Queen Elizabeth II stands at the center of a large group of coronation guests in formal attire and robes in the ornate throne room of Buckingham Palace.

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Princess Anne, baby Prince Andrew, and Prince Charles sit together on a blanket outdoors in front of a large estate.

Queen Elizabeth II stands on a railway platform holding leashes for four corgis, with a man beside her, in front of a dark train car.

Elizabeth II and Gerald Ford

Elizabeth II: A Life in Pictures: References & Edit History

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Tracy Grant
Tracy Grant is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She previously served as editor in chief, the first woman to hold that title.
J.E. Luebering
J.E. Luebering is Senior Vice President and Acting Editor in Chief at Encyclopaedia Britannica.