Photos: Queen Elizabeth II through the years
Queen Elizabeth II, who turns 90 on Thursday, became Britain’s longest-reigning monarch on Sept. 9, 2015, surpassing her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. Here are key milestones in her life.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh greet crowds on the grounds of Windsor Castle June 2, 2002 after attending a Golden Jubilee service at St George’s Chapel.
(FIONA HANSON / AFP)Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, right, holds his son Prince George as his dad Prince Charles and wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, look on and brother Prince Harry is partially hidden during a public appearance at Buckingham Palace in London on June 13, 2015.
(Tim Ireland / Associated Press)A local youth takes a selfie photograph in front of Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to St George’s indoor market on June 24, 2014 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
(PETER MACDIARMID / AFP/Getty Images)Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd as she walks across the Pariser Platz near Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate on her way to leave Berlin on June 26, 2015.
(ADAM BERRY / AFP/Getty Images)Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, 89, looks on as new mum Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, wife of the queen’s grandson Prince William, pushes Princess Charlotte in a pram as they leave the princess’ christening at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England, on July 5, 2015.
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