Queen Elizabeth II: Life in pictures
A photo taken in the 1970s of Queen Elizabeth standing on a beach at an unknown location. Photo: REUTERS/Reeman Dansie
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch of Great Britain. She has been served by 15 prime ministers, and during her reign, there have been 14 US presidents. Elizabeth remains queen of 15 realms including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tuvalu. Many countries including India and Pakistan got independence from the British empire during her rule.
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch of Great Britain. She has been served by 15 prime ministers, and during her reign, there have been 14 US presidents. Elizabeth remains queen of 15 realms including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tuvalu. Many countries including India and Pakistan got independence from the British empire during her rule.
Here are some pictures that encapsulates her long and colourful life:
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Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth in a carriage ride to a Buckingham Palace lunch on the first day of his state visit to Britain, July 9, 1996. Photo: REUTERS/Simon Kreitem
Queen Elizabeth smiles as she was welcomed by Pope John Paul II before their private audience in Vatican October 17, 2000. Photo: REUTERS
Queen Elizabeth looks at the Iron Throne as she meets members of the cast on the set of the television show "Game of Thrones" in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 24, 2014. Photo: REUTERS/Phil Noble
French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participate in an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, in Portsmouth, Britain, June 5, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, wearing the uniform of the Honorary Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Regiment, pose for a portrait at Buckingham Palace before a Royal Tour, in London, Britain in 1959. Photo: Reuters/Library and Archives Canada/National Film Board of Canada fonds
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip pose with US President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, June 5, 1961. Photo: Reuters/US Department of State/John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama pose with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh before a State Dinner at Buckingham Palace in London on May 24, 2011. Photo: Reuters/Larry Downing
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