From her early years and coronation as queen to her meetings with world leaders, a look back on the life of Queen Elizabeth II after seven decades on the throne
The family often spent time at their royal estate at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.In 1953, following the death of King George VI the year before, she was coronated Queen Elizabeth II in an elaborate ceremony.The ceremony at Westminster Abbey was broadcast live on television; in this video clip, Prince Philip knelt in homage to his wife.The couple quickly threw themselves into their royal duties, such as the Trooping of the Colour, as they raised their young family.
The queen sometimes took snapshots herself, as she did during a visit to Tuvalu in 1982.During Queen Elizabeth’s reign, Britain for a while moved closer to Europe. In 1994, she met with French President Francois Mitterand in front of the head of a drill used to dig the Channel Tunnel at its inauguration in Coquelles, France.The State Opening of Parliament, here in 1982, was one of Queen Elizabeth’s main constitutional roles.
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