Britain's Queen Elizabeth II hands a police officer some flowers she received from children as she leaves Christmas services at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, England.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II hands a police officer some flowers she received from children as she leaves Christmas services at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, England.
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Crowds cheer and wave Union Jacks as they march down the Mall toward Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London on June 5, 2012.
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Crowds cheer and wave Union Jacks as they march down the Mall toward Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London on June 5, 2012.
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Queen Elizabeth II tours the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on December 18, 2012 in London. She is more popular than ever among British adults.
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Queen Elizabeth II tours the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on December 18, 2012 in London. She is more popular than ever among British adults.
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Children wearing homemade paper crowns look on as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visit Macartin's Cathedral for Jubilee celebrations in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
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Children wearing homemade paper crowns look on as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visit Macartin's Cathedral for Jubilee celebrations in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
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Future queen Princess Elizabeth, right, poses with her sister Princess Margaret in 1933.
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Future queen Princess Elizabeth, right, poses with her sister Princess Margaret in 1933.
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Queen Elizabeth II, with her husband Prince Philip, waves to the crowd on June 2, 1953, after being crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II, with her husband Prince Philip, waves to the crowd on June 2, 1953, after being crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
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Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, study a model of the refurbished King's Cross train station during an event to mark 150 years of the London Underground. Charles is next in line to the British throne.
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Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, study a model of the refurbished King's Cross train station during an event to mark 150 years of the London Underground. Charles is next in line to the British throne.
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Queen Victoria and her beloved Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, at Buckingham Palace, on May 15, 1860. Victoria, George III's granddaughter, reigned from 1837 until her death, at the age of 81, in 1901.
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Queen Victoria and her beloved Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, at Buckingham Palace, on May 15, 1860. Victoria, George III's granddaughter, reigned from 1837 until her death, at the age of 81, in 1901.
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Published in 1887, this drawing depicts Queen Victoria (1819-1901) at the start of her reign in 1837 and as she appeared 50 years later at the time of her Golden Jubilee.
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Published in 1887, this drawing depicts Queen Victoria (1819-1901) at the start of her reign in 1837 and as she appeared 50 years later at the time of her Golden Jubilee.
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