Queen Elizabeth II of England at Balmoral Castle with one of her Corgis on Sept. 28, 1952.
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Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has died.
The 96-year-old queen died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
All four of her children and her grandson Prince William traveled to Balmoral to be at her side.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh wave at the crowds from the balcony at Buckingham Palace after Elizabeth’s coronation, June 2, 1953.
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1927: Princess Elizabeth taken for a ride in the grounds of Windsor Castle with her cousin the honorable Gerald Lascelles, son of Princess Royal.
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June 14, 1937: Queen Elizabeth and Dowager Queen Mary are shown as they ride to Buckingham Palace after watching the Horse Guards Parade in London. The Princesses Elizabeth (facing camera) and Margaret Rose are also shown.
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Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, enjoying a walk during their honeymoon at Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
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Princess Elizabeth learning basic car maintenance as a Second Subaltern in the A.T.S on April 12, 1945.
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June 1953: The newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd from the balcony at Buckingham Palace. Her children Prince Charles and Princess Anne stand with her.
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Princess Elizabeth of England represents the King at colorful trooping ceremony. Princess Elizabeth photographed on her arrival back at the Palace ceremonies.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose for a portrait at Buckingham Palace in London, December 1958.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with their children, Prince Andrew (center), Princess Anne (left) and Charles, Prince of Wales, sitting on a picnic rug outside Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Sept. 8, 1960.
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The Royal Family relaxing in a drawing room at Sandringham House, Norfolk. Clockwise, Prince Edward, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne, Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince Andrew.
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June 1987: The queen with Prince William and Prince Harry in the royal box at Guards Polo Club, Smiths Lawn, Windsor.
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President Reagan laughs following a joke by Queen Elizabeth II, who commented on the lousy California weather she has experienced since her arrival to the States. The British queen is delivering a brief address during a state dinner held at the De Young Museum in San Francisco.
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Queen Elizabeth II sits with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as she delivers her speech during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster on June 4, 2014, in London, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II stands as Prince Louis covers his ears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade, June 2, 2022.
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June 2016: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, during “The Patron’s Lunch†celebrations for the queen’s 90th birthday at the Mall in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II sits alone in St. George’s Chapel during the funeral of Prince Philip, the man who had been by her side for 73 years, at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, on April 17, 2021.
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and new Conservative Party leader and Britain’s Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss meet at Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on Sept. 6, 2022, where the Queen invited Truss to form a Government.
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