Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, assumed the throne after the death of her father on Feb. 6, 1952.
. She was a life-long public figure, even before she assumed the throne on Feb. 6, 1952.
The Duchess of York arriving at the Royal Tournament at Olympia in 1935 with her daughters Princess Margaret, left and Princess Elizabeth, right. Duchess of York, future Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. Photo by: Universal History Archive/UniversalPrincess Elizabeth makes a broadcast from the gardens of Government House in Cape Town, South Africa, on the occasion of her 21st birthday, 21st April 1947. In it, she pledged her service to the British Commonwealth and Empire.
The Royal family at Balmoral Castle during a visit in October 1960. Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Andrew, Prince Phillip, and Princess Anne. A royal family group at Buckingham Palace in London, UK, 15th July 1980. From left to right Viscount Linley, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, Prince Andrew, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince Edward and Captain Mark Phillips; PriThe Prince and Princess of Wales pose on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, with the Queen and some of the bridesmaids, 29th July 1981.
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