From bonny baby to the reassuring twinkle of recent years, the Queen was the most famous person in the world.
Here we chart her story in pictures, year by extraordinary year.
1926 First British sovereign to be born in a private house
1927 Sporting a bonnet, aged one
Queen Elizabeth II dead: Key details
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the throne, with her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.
She died at the age of 96 surrounded by her family at her home in Balmoral, including her son and heir to the throne Charles, the Prince of Wales, and her grandsons, the Duke Of Cambridge, Prince William and the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry.
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1928 Aged two, she calls herself Lilibet
1929 At three, she’s offered a film role
1930 Thoughtful at just four years old
1931 A five-year-old bridesmaid
1932 Poses for the camera aged six with Princess Margaret
1933 Seven years old on official duties with Prince Margaret
1934 Looking poised at eight
1935 Dressing up when aged nine
1936 At home in Piccadilly aged ten
1937 Now 11, and her father is king. Pictured with Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret
1938 Home is now a palace. Aged 12, with Princess Margaret
1939 13th birthday at Windsor Castle
1940 Aged 14, she met Prince Philip
1941 In Windsor Castle grounds at 15
1942 16 and writing to her Navy beau
1943 Camping out as a 17 year old
1944 Aged 18 and a sea ranger
1945 18, E Windsor joins up in WWII
1946 Aged 20, back at the palace
1947 Newly engaged at 21
1948 Aged 22 a new mum to Prince Charles
1949 Aged 23 at a camera club in Surrey
1950 At 24, she has daughter Anne
1951 At 25 her father is unwell. Pictured with Princess Anne
1952 At Balmoral aged 26
1953 27, after her coronation
1954 First tour of Australia aged 28
1955 29, strikes halt Trooping of the Colour
1956 A trip to Sweden aged 30
1957 Her first televised Christmas broadcast
1958 Buckingham Palace at Christmas
1959 At 33 she visits Canada
1960 Aged 34, and Prince Andrew is born
1961 Visiting HMS Ganges at 35
1962 She’s 36 at the time of the first Bond
1963 Pregnant at 37, year of JFK’s death
1964 38, Prince Edward is born
1965 39, Winston Churchill dies
1966 At the World Cup final at 40
1967 Aged 41, the Queen visits Malta
1968 42, at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
1969 23 million watch the Queen, 43, on TV. Pictured with Prince Charles
1970 Aged 44, she entertains the US
1971 The Christmas broadcast, aged 45
1972 Watching horseracing at 46
1973 She’s 47 when Princess Anne marries
1974 After her 48th birthday
1975 At Badminton Horse Trials aged 49
1976 At 50 she meets Canadian PM Pierre Trudeau
1977 A Silver Jubilee granny at 51
1978 52, meets a bunny girl. Pictured here with German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt
1979 Earl Mountbatten is killed when she’s 53
1980 At 54, she replaces the Queen Mother’s kitchen for her 80th birthday
1981 55, Charles and Diana Spencer marry. Pictured here touring New Zealand
1982 56, Prince William is born
1983 At 57 she is shown the Shuttle. Pictured here on a visit to India
1984 58, Prince Harry is born
1985 59 in the Royal Box at Windsor
1986 60, Andrew weds Sarah Ferguson
1987 At 61, hosts a banquet for Saudi king Fahd
1988 62, visits war graves in Holland
1989 63, celebrates lead-free royal cars
1990 Sails on the QE2 aged 64
1991 65, watches her first baseball game
1992 66, a major fire at Windsor Castle. Pictured here at the Epsom Derby in the months before
1993 67, public let in Buckingham Palace. Pictured here in Middlesborough
1994 68, unveils the Channel Tunnel
1995 69, Diana’s BBC interview
1996 70, she lays wreaths at Dunblane
1997 71, Princess Diana dies aged 36. Pictured here on tour in India
1998 72, at Trooping of the Colour
1999 73, Edward weds Sophie Rhys-Jones
2000 74, the Queen Mother turns 100. Pictured here with Nelson Mandela
2001 The Queen reaches 75
2002 76, loses her mother and sister
2003 77, hosts president Putin
2004 78, visits Diana’s memorial. Pictured here at The Trooping Of The Colour
2005 79, Visits bomb victims
2006 Celebrates her 80th with fireworks
2007 81, tots up 440 engagements
2008 82, a TV doc of royal life
2009 83, meets the Obamas
2010 84, a great grandmother
2011 85, William weds Kate Middleton
2012 86, celebrating her Diamond Jubilee
2013 87, Prince George is born
2014 88, centenary of the outbreak of World War I
2015 89, longest reigning UK monarch
2016 90th birthday portraits taken
2017 91, visits Manchester
2018 92, Harry weds Meghan Markle
2019 93, hosts president Trump
2020 94, Harry and Meghan depart UK
2021 95, loses Prince Philip
2022 Celebrates Golden Jubilee at 96
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