A photograph of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, taken by the Princess of Wales, ...

Only 25 years old when King George VI died, Queen Elizabeth began her reign in 1952. She ruled longer than any other British Monarch. Smithsonian collections reflect her influence on global history ...

SEE ALSO: Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96. Here's what happens now. As a young child, Elizabeth couldn't pronounce her name, and called herself "Lilibet", which swiftly became her nickname ...

She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Anne is an accomplished equestrian and became the first member of the British royal family to ...

Queen Elizabeth II was just 25 when she acceded to the throne ... Her Majesty the Queen was born on 21 April 1926 in London, the first child of Prince Albert, The Duke of York, and his wife ...

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ... The marriage of 73 years produced four children, including Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, and Anne, Princess Royal.