Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wave to the crowd from Buckingham Palace on June 2, 1953.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wave to the crowd from Buckingham Palace on June 2, 1953.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011 in London, England.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011 in London, England.
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This photograph of the queen and the Duke of Edinburgh was released by Buckingham Palace to mark the Diamond Jubilee.
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This photograph of the queen and the Duke of Edinburgh was released by Buckingham Palace to mark the Diamond Jubilee.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are pictured on board the destroyer Crusader on February 6, 1952, the day her father died.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are pictured on board the destroyer Crusader on February 6, 1952, the day her father died.
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5th February 1952: Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh admiring the view from a bridge in the grounds of Sagana Lodge, their wedding present from the people of Kenya.
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5th February 1952: Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh admiring the view from a bridge in the grounds of Sagana Lodge, their wedding present from the people of Kenya.
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Queen Elizabeth II poses with the royal sceptre on June 2, 1953, after being crowned at Westminter Abbey in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II poses with the royal sceptre on June 2, 1953, after being crowned at Westminter Abbey in London.
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Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth II watch AIDS orphans perform a fashion show at the Mildmay centre for AIDS Orphans on November 22, 2007 in Kampala, Uganda.
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Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth II watch AIDS orphans perform a fashion show at the Mildmay centre for AIDS Orphans on November 22, 2007 in Kampala, Uganda.
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28th September 1952: Queen Elizabeth II and her son Charles leaning out of a window at Balmoral Castle, Scotland.
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28th September 1952: Queen Elizabeth II and her son Charles leaning out of a window at Balmoral Castle, Scotland.
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This specially commissioned photograph of the queen was released by Buckingham Palace to mark the Diamond Jubilee.
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This specially commissioned photograph of the queen was released by Buckingham Palace to mark the Diamond Jubilee.
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September 2, 2009: Queen Elizabeth II sits with the Prince Charles, and studies one of the first copies of ' Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The Official Biography' in a living room at Birkhall the Scottish home of the Prince and Duchess of Cornwall.
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September 2, 2009: Queen Elizabeth II sits with the Prince Charles, and studies one of the first copies of ' Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The Official Biography' in a living room at Birkhall the Scottish home of the Prince and Duchess of Cornwall.
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The Queen and Prince Philip drive past fans on the way to Westminster Abbey for the Wedding of William and Kate on April 29, 2011
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The Queen and Prince Philip drive past fans on the way to Westminster Abbey for the Wedding of William and Kate on April 29, 2011
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4th June 1953: Children wave as Queen Elizabeth II passes by in her car, at North Kensington, London.
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4th June 1953: Children wave as Queen Elizabeth II passes by in her car, at North Kensington, London.
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