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Queen Elizabeth II was one of the world’s most famous figures since her birth on April 21, 1926. The British monarch ascended to the throne in 1953 after her father King George VI’s death. She has been an emblem of British society for decades, enduring wars, triumphs, scandal, and tumult across the world, as queen regnant of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon, as well as Head of the Commonwealth. In 2022 she celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, making her the British Empire’s longest-reigning monarch. She passed away at age 96 on Sep. 8, 2022.
Through her 70-year reign, Queen became a symbol of Britain’s resilience and poise. (And over the years she’s made quite the impact with her prim but colorful sense of fashion.) Her life story is even gripping enough to have earned its own Netflix series, the much-revered ‘The Crown’.
Remember Queen Elizabeth II with photos throughout her life.
Queen Elizabeth II at Sandringham House in 2022
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Queen Elizabeth II in her Youth
![Queen Elizabeth II in her Youth](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-1.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II Learns to Drive
![Queen Elizabeth II Learns to Drive](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years2.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II at Her Coronation in 1953
![Queen Elizabeth II at Her Coronation in 1953](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years3.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 1959
![Queen Elizabeth II in 1959](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years4.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II With Her Corgi
![Queen Elizabeth II With Her Corgi](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-5.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland
![Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-6.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II Salutes
![Queen Elizabeth II Salutes](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-7.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II at the Chelsea Flower Show
![Queen Elizabeth II at the Chelsea Flower Show](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-9.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II Mourns Diana
![Queen Elizabeth II Mourns Diana](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-10.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II During Her 2002 Jubilee Tour
![Queen Elizabeth II During Her 2002 Jubilee Tour](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-11.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 2003
![Queen Elizabeth II in 2003](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-13.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 2007
![Queen Elizabeth II in 2007](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-15.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 2009
![Queen Elizabeth II in 2009](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-16.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 2005
![Queen Elizabeth II in 2005](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-14.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 2012
![Queen Elizabeth II in 2012](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-27.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 2014
![Queen Elizabeth II in 2014](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-17.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 2016
![Queen Elizabeth II in 2016](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-18.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 2018
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Queen Elizabeth II in 2010
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Queen Elizabeth II in 1988
![Queen Elizabeth II in 1988](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-8.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II in 2022
![Queen Elizabeth II in 2022](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Through-The-Years-21.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II Receives Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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Queen Elizabeth II at a 2022 Event Celebrating Halcyon Days
![Queen Elizabeth II at a 2022 Event Celebrating Halcyon Days](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/queen-elizabeth-through-the-years.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II at a Service for Prince Philip.
![Queen Elizabeth II at a Service for Prince Philip.](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/queen-elizabeth-through-the-years-02.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates Her 96th Birthday
![Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates Her 96th Birthday](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/queen-elizabeth-through-the-years03.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Portrait
![Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Portrait](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Queen-Elizabeth-II-Portrait.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II At 2022 Trooping the Colour
![Queen Elizabeth II At 2022 Trooping the Colour](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-ss-14.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II at the 2022 Ceremony of the Keys
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Queen Elizabeth II Visits Thames Hospice
![Queen Elizabeth II Visits Thames Hospice](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Queen-Elizabeth-Through-The-Years-2.jpg?w=680)
Queen Elizabeth II Meets PM Liz Truss
![Queen Elizabeth II Meets PM Liz Truss](https://hollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Queen-Elizabeth-Through-The-Years-1.jpg?w=680)