Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022: Her life and reign in pictures
Remembering the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest following a state funeral on Monday (September 19), with senior members of the royal family, heads of state from around the world, members of the royal household and personal friends of the late monarch among the guests attending services at both Westminster Abbey in London and St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The late Queen was the longest-reigning British monarch, and the longest-serving female head of state in recorded history. Here, we chart her life and reign in photos.
Duke and Duchess of York with Princess Elizabeth, 1926
The Duke and Duchess of York at the christening of their daughter Princess Elizabeth in 1926.
Princess Elizabeth, 1926
Princess Elizabeth in 1926, when she was a few months old.
Princess Elizabeth, 1927
Princess Elizabeth at St Paul's Walden Bury in Hertfordshire.
Princess Elizabeth, 1928
Princess Elizabeth aged two.
The Duke and Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth, 1931
Princess Elizabeth of York seen here in 1931 aged five, arriving at the Royal Tournament with her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York.
Princesses Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, 1932
Princess Elizabeth aged six, with her younger sister Princess Margaret, aged two.
Princesses Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, 1933
Princess Margaret, aged three, and Princess Elizabeth, aged seven.
Princess Elizabeth, 1935
Princess Elizabeth aged nine.
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of York, 1936
Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) with his daughter Princess Elizabeth on horseback.
Princess Elizabeth, 1936
Princess Elizabeth, aged 10, with two corgi dogs at her home in London.
Elizabeth, Duchess of York and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, 1936
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) poses in the garden of the Royal Lodge at Windsor with her two daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, and their dogs.
King George VI's Coronation, 1937
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with their daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, in their coronation robes. Following her father's accession to the throne in December 1936, Elizabeth became heir presumptive.
Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, 1942
Princess Margaret, aged 12, and Princess Elizabeth, aged 16, riding bicycles at Windsor. The princesses stayed at the castle through most of the Second World War.
Princess Elizabeth, 1944
Princess Elizabeth, aged 18, wearing her Sea Rangers uniform.
Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth, 1947
Princess Elizabeth stands with fiancé Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Prince of Greece and Denmark.
Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, King George VI and Princess Margaret, 1947
Princess Elizabeth, her fiancé Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, her mother Queen Elizabeth, her father, King George VI, and sister Princess Margaret in a family photograph taken shortly before Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip's wedding.
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip's wedding portrait, 1947
Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace after their wedding at Westminster Abbey.
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip's Royal wedding family portrait, 1947
Members of the British royal family and guests pose around newlyweds Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The group to the right of the couple includes King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with Princess Alice of Athlone, plus bridesmaids including Princess Margaret, stood next to Prince Philip.
To the left of the couple, the group includes best man David Mountbatten, Marquess of Milford Haven, standing next to Princess Elizabeth. Queen Mary, King George VI's mother, stands at the left in front of the bridesmaids next to Princess Alice of Battenberg, Philip's mother.
The page boys are Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent. The picture was taken in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace on November 20, 1947, the royal couple's wedding day.
Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth, 1947
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh enjoy a walk during their honeymoon at Broadlands in Romsey, Hampshire in November 1947.
Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Princess Anne, 1950
Princess Elizabeth holding her daughter Princess Anne at her christening in Buckingham Palace, with the Duke of Edinburgh at her side.
Photo Director, Hearst UK
Shyvonne Thomas is Digital Spy's Photo Director, looking after Digital Spy's and Hearst's digital brand visuals across the board. She also writes and conducts interviews specialising in the Power shows, anything Beyoncé, family days out, as well as championing content across Black TV shows and movies.
Having started her career as Shopping Assistant for Mother & Baby and Pregnancy and Birth magazines in 2010, Shyvonne moved on to become Picture Assistant at heat magazine in 2012, before joining the Daily Star, Express and OK! websites as Galleries Editor in 2014.
Shyvonne is an NCTJ-accredited journalist and studied an honours degree in Journalism. In 2021, Shyvonne was shortlisted for the PPA Unsung Hero Award. Shyvonne is also a proud mum.
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