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Fit to be queen! The future monarch smiles for a photographer in this early portrait, taken in 1927. Born in 1926, Elizabeth II was the first child of Britain’s King George VI and his wife ...
Revisit photos from Queen Elizabeth's reign — one for every decade — following her death at the age of 96 on Sept. 8, 2022.
The record reign of Queen Elizabeth II was one truly fit for “The Crown.” Before her death on Thursday, the UK’s longest-serving monarch was cherished for a stoic calm that exemplified her ...
The reign of Queen Elizabeth II lasted a historic 70 years and 214 days. That's actually the second longest in world history – and this is how close the Queen came to breaking the all-time record.
Queen Elizabeth II seen on a television screen as she concludes her annual Christmas Day broadcast on December 25, 1957. The speech was televised for the first time that year—25 years after her ...
A year after her death, Queen Elizabeth is still referenced in the distribution of Royal Honours at investiture ceremonies — inside why and the new way King Charles is being highlighted ...
A monument honoring the life and history-making reign of the late Queen Elizabeth is set to be unveiled in 2026 to celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday, and “nothing is off the ...
Recurring, brutal end-of-empire conflicts thus marred the first thirty years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
Historian and author Amanda Foreman offers her thoughts on the woman who embodied the spirit of a nation, as both a figurehead and a very relatable mother and grandmother.
President Joe Biden, along with former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have released statements in reaction to the Queen’s death.
The queen maintained a private life, but the royal family weathered several scandals during her reign — drama that inevitably captured worldwide attention.
Queen Elizabeth II, who has died age 96 after the longest reign in British history, will be mourned around the globe as one of the last monarchs born to a classic age of European royalty, when ...