A visual legacy of Queen Elizabeth's remarkable life in photos.
There is perhaps no way to measure the number of photos taken of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarchy in history. But here’s an idea: Getty Images and Alamy—two of the largest online visual databases in the world—each has well over 100,000.was publicly known from the moment she was born: her father, the Duke of York, stood second in line to the British throne, making her newsworthy even in the earliest days of her life.
But then the abdication of Edward VIII on December 11, 1936, changed everything. Suddenly, a reserved 10-year-old girl was the heir presumptive and shoved into the brightest of spotlights, under which she remained for the next 86 years. Amid it all, Britain changed dramatically, going from a global empire to the Commonwealth of Nations and just one of the world's many players. There was the Suez Canal Crisis, the Falklands War, the Iraq War, and many other conflicts.
On the occasion of her passing, here, take a look back at her extraordinary life and reign in photos—stretching from a few months before she became the heir presumptive to her last public appearance meeting new prime ministerGeorge, Duke of York and Princess Elizabeth sitting on a bench with their corgi dogs in the grounds of their London home, 145 Piccadilly, in July 1936.Princess Elizabeth in the grounds of her London home, 145 Piccadilly with a pet dog.
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret at the windows of the Royal Welsh House with two Corgi dogs, June 1936.Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in a carriage in the grounds of the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park in July 1940.
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