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Queen Elizabeth’s Life: A Look Back

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    King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Margaret in a doorway holding books at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Castle, England, April 11, 1942.

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    Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose for a portrait at home in Buckingham Palace in London, December 1958.

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    Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip make their way down the aisle of Westminster Abbey, London, on their wedding day, November 20, 1947.

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    Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh after their wedding ceremony, November 20, 1947.

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    Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in the Library of Balmoral Castle in Scotland, September 1977.

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    Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. From left: The Queen Mother; pageboys Lord Nicholas Windsor and Edward van Cutsem; bridesmaids Sarah Jane Gaselee, Catherine Cameron, and Clementine Hambro; Queen Elizabeth II.

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    Queen Elizabeth perches in a howdah on the back of an elephant at Benares during her tour of India, January 25, 1961.

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    Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on safari during their state visit to Zambia, 1979.

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    Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip drive past Buckingham Palace in the state coach during her Silver Jubilee, 1977.

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    Queen Elizabeth is greeted by crowds in London during celebrations of her Silver Jubilee, June 7, 1977. She is accompanied by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Robin Gillett (right).

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    Queen Elizabeth; Prince Philip; and their children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, on the grounds of Balmoral, Scotland, September 1952. King Faisal II of Iraq, their guest at the time, is pictured here as well.

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    Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, April 29, 2011.