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Thedeathofaveryoldlady is hardlyunexpectedand yetmillionsofuswill be experiencingprofoundshock and astrange,unsettlingsorrow.Men, womenand childrenon theway to work or school,sittingon abus, buying acoffee,justtalkingtoafriend on thephone,may find themselvessurprisedbytears.There willbea need to congregate,tosign booksofcondolence,to bearwitness, topayrespects, tosharetheloss.Thisiswhathistoryfeels like. We areliving throughoneofitsgreat, heart-stopping caesurasas acreamyvellum pageisturned.Noneofus willeverforget wherewewerewhenweheardthe news.
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Allison PearsonpaystributetotheextraordinarylifeandreignofElizabethII,encompassing
SHE WASALWAYSTHERE.Formostofusshe has nevernot been there.Partofthe scenery, afixtureinthe firmament,certainasthesunrising in theeast.Our Queen.Changingwiththe times,everjustthesame. Thereare no soldiers leftwhosworeanoathofloyaltyto aking.Sixofher15primeministers were bornafterher accession.Thelongest-reigningmonarch.Theface that launched abillion banknotes, thestamponeveryletter, thesilhouetteof thenational self.OurQueen.Did we cometo believeshewasimmortal? (Maybe,butonly becausethealternativewasunthinkable.) We can’t quiteimaginelifewithouther.To be honest, we aren’t absolutelycertain whoweare withouther.For thebest partofa century, ifanyoneasked, ‘Whatkindofcountry is this?’ therewasnoneed to searchforananswer,for thereshewas.OurQueen.
Onthecover:Queen ElizabethIIinher coachon her way to theStateOpeningof Parliamentin 1971.
Previouspage:at Balmoralin2010. Thispage:inJuly2021
Onher21stbirthday, inApril1947, PrincessElizabeth madea broadcastto theBritishCommonwealth andEmpirethatwastodefineeverything thatfollowed. ‘Itisverysimple,’she said, ‘I declarebefore you all that my wholelife, whetherit be longorshort,shall be devotedtoyour service.’Atmorethan 70years’distance, theclipped voice,flutingwithnerves, sounds impossibly posh –she says ‘thenk you’ and ‘heppy’. No onetalkslike thatanymore.What endures,andIfindit hardtohearitwithoutcrying,isthecommitmentto duty.Inherclear-eyedcandour,she wasmorelikea novitiatenun renouncing thevanityof theworldto pursue avocation. We have grownaccustomedtothe promises of politicians, whicharewritteninhotair, but this onewasforkeeps.
How luckywewere.Themonarchy, whichhas thrownup someprize popinjaysandpratsdown the
TheQueen’s lifestoryhasacquired thearchetypal forceoffairytale.Therewasflighty UncleDavid,the weak,vainKingEdward VIII,who fellunder thespellof wicked witch WallisSimpson,allowing thecountryto be rescuedbythe good princess.Elizabethwas10 years andeightmonthsold whenshefoundout thatherlife
Queen war, coronation,love,death,corgisand,above allelse,anunwaveringdevotiontoduty
In thegrave,beautiful wordsofthe ClerkofthePrivy Council, ‘Ithas pleasedAlmightyGodtocallto His MercyourlateSovereignLadyQueenElizabethIIof blessedand gloriousmemory.’
Liz Truss,only appointedPrimeMinisterlast weekby theQueen(andwithsuch alovely smile),wasamong the firstto be told of HerMajesty’s death, wasalertedbythe code ‘LondonBridge is down’. Thatfeelsaboutright, doesn’tit? Aniconicfeatureofthe Britishlandscapehas gonefor good and nowweare lefttomourn,butalsoto marvelattheunspoken bond betweena sovereignand hersubjects.Since weweresmall,weweretaughttoask Godtosave her, tomakeherhappyand gloriousandlong to reign overus.Thatprayerwasanswered.Answered so well,infact, thatfornigh on sevendecadesshecould be takenentirelyforgranted. Herrecord-breaking reign was both atimeofunprecedentedchangeand remarka blestability.That security,theunderlyingsensethatall shall be well,andallmannerof thingsshall be well,was her greatestgifttous.Onlynowthather reign is overcan we fullyappreciateour good fortune.
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wouldnot be her own.Thanksto theabdication,and barringherparentsproducing amaleheir,she knew that,oneday, she would be Queen. Hermaternal grandmothersworethat,everynight,Lilibet knelt byher bed andprayedfor ababybrother,butnever againdidshegive anysign that theroledauntedor scared her.Destiny’s childhad ‘anairofauthorityand reflectivenessastonishinginaninfant’, accordingto WinstonChurchill,who wouldbecome thefirst of her15primeministers.
In alonganddisciplinedlife,choosing apenniless, trickyforeignerwas theQueen’s singleactof rebellion, but even thatturnedout to be asensiblemove.Herhusband became acrucialpartofhersuccess;hiscertainty boostedherconfidence,hisimpatiencemodernisedacalcifiedCourt,hispresencemade thepersonin theloneliest jobin theworldlessalone.Plus, theQueencould remain beyond reproach whileitwas theDukeofEdinburghmakingall those‘gaffes’ andprovidingcoveringfireforher.
20November 1972: celebratingthe QueenandDukeof Edinburgh’s silver weddinganniversary
Choosing apenniless,trickyforeigner wastheQueen’s singleactof rebellion –buteventhatturnedouttobe asensiblemove
centuries, gavetheseislesinthose exhaustedpostwar yearsanenchantingly serious,lovely young woman whobecame asymbolofthe hopethatthe countryhad foughtfor.Itmattered agooddealfor thestatureofour futureQueen,trainedtochangespark plugsin the AuxiliaryTerritorialService, thatshehadlivedthrough whatshecalledthe ‘terribleand glorious yearsof theSecond WorldWar’. Itonlyaddedlustretothe myththat,on VE Day, anincognitoprincesswascarriedona wave of euphoriato TrafalgarSquare.LikeCinderellain reverse, at theendof thenightshehadtoput away normalclothes and returnto thePalace.
Everyfairytaleneedsits handsomeprince.Whenit cametofinding ahusband, though,Elizabethcould echo Portiain TheMerchantof Venice:‘Intermsofchoice Iam not solelyled/Bynicedirectionof amaiden’s eyes/ Besides, thelottery of my destiny/Bars me therightof voluntary choosing.’ Except Lilibet was13 whenshefirst sawa blondnavalcadetwholooked like agod whohad
juststrolleddownoffMountOlympus.Andnicedirection of aratherdeterminedmaiden’seye endedina love matchwithPrincePhilip.
Asnewlywedsin Malta,Philippursued hisnaval careerandElizabethenjoyed playinghouse. Withthe birth of Charles,ason andheir, in 1948,lifelooked good
‘Quitesimply,mystrengthandstayall these years,’shesaid ofhimon their golden weddinganniversaryin1997. Some of thehappiest photos areofher burstingoutlaughingat something theDukejustsaid thatheshouldn’thave.
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TheQueen’s subjectsinPapuaNewGuineaputitmore concisely: ‘Mama belongbigfamily.’
andwasmadeeven better when theycompleteda pigeon pairtwoyearslaterwiththeirdaughter,Anne.But the leaseonnormalitywasshort.
Itmattered,too,thatshewas awoman.Althoughthe Queen wouldneverhavethoughtofherselfas afeminist, hersuccessasawise, steadying counselto 14 primeministerswas thegreatest possiblesubliminaladvertforfemale power. In anewspapercolumnof1952, onewriterargued that, ‘If,asmanyearnestly pray, theaccessionofElizabeth IIcanhelpto removethelastshredsofprejudiceagainst womenaspiringto thehighest places, then anewerafor womenwillindeed be athand.’Itmusthave worked.The columnist’s name was Margaret Thatcher.
Thoseare thefactsof theQueen’s early life. We can all,to someextent,recite thehighsand thelowsofthe years thatfollowed.Thefirst scandalwasPrincess Margaret beingdeniedpermissiontomarryadivorcee (abitterirony since threeofthe monarch’s fourchildren ended up divorced,a sourceofimmense paintosucha devoutChristian).But theQueenherselfhadexceptional
Withthecorgisin 1974 –theQueen ownedmorethan 30duringherreign
On Tuesday 2June1953,Elizabethwascrowned Queen. Overhalf thepopulationwatchedthe Coronation ontelevision, aspellbindingnovelty thatshowedBritons theirnewmonarch inherceremonialfinery.TheCrown looked tooweightyon that girlishhead,butshehadpractisedwalkinginitand therobes that were heavier thana marine’s fullkitforhourafterhour,upanddown the throne roominBuckinghamPalace,untilshehad the ceremonybyheart. Ithelped thatshewas youngand that sheandher peoplewouldgrowandlearntogether. The awewas tempered byprotectiveness.Itwasraining–ofcourseitwasraining –butnothingcoulddampen theenthusiasmof thecrowdsfor what thesociologist MichaelYoungcalled‘anactofnationalcommunion… onefamily knittogether with another inonegreat nationalfamilythrough identificationwithmonarchy’.
eadem –alwaysthe same, whichdoesn’tmeandull, thoughsomeaccusedherof that.Brendawas Private Eye’s nickname forher.They weren’ttheonly onesto mockorpatronise.‘Duchesses find theQueen dowdy, frumpishandbanal,’onesnobbycriticopined.
steadinessofcharacterandrarelyput afootwrong.The errorsof sevendecadesinthe limelight youcancounton onehand.Astonishing,really.
Perhaps theydid.Butshesuitedthe rest ofusdownto theground.TheBritishmistrustintellectualsand showoffs.If HerMajesty started theday withthe RacingPost (and TheDailyTelegraph)andpreferred horses anddogsto humans,thenthatendeared herto anationofanimal lov ers.The30corgisshekept throughoutherlife (starting withSusan, whocameonhoneymoon,obviously) becamea royaltrademark. We likedthatshewasfrugal,withahopelesstwo-barelectricfire valiantly attemptingtodefrost the room whereshe receivedguestsatBuckinghamPalace.
TheQueenandthe Duke, WindsorCastle, April2014 14 May2012:insouth Londonduringthe Diamond Jubileetour
Wheneverher peoplefeltletdown,shemadecautious adjustments whilecleavingtoElizabethI’s motto, semper
Undoubtedly, theclosestshe cametodisasterwasin 1997whenshestayedatBalmoral after thedeathof PrincessDiana, not understanding thatsheneeded to provide afocal pointforpublicgrief.The reticenceand strictadherencetoprotocolthathad served her so well were ahandicapinthisnew blurty,moreemotionalage. ‘Showusyoucare,’demandedthe Express.For afewdays, republicanismcrackledlikestaticinthe Londonairuntil theQueencamehometo thePalaceandmade abroadcast to thenation.Inheruniformofmourning –black dress with pearls andwonderfuldiamondbrooch –shespoke of theoverwhelmingexpressionsofsadness. ‘So,whatI saytoyou now, as yourQueen,andas agrandmother,Isay from my heart,’she said.Thespeechwastouchingenough toappeasethe vast, restlesscrowdyoucould glimpse throughthewindowbehindher,but that ‘asyourQueen’ had areproving glintofsteel.Elizabethhadneverstooped toconquer,andshenever would.
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Ifshemainly stucktocheerful blockcoloursforpublic appearances, thatwas becausebeingvisibletoher people wasmoreimportant thanstyle. Besides,if theQueen wasn’t àlamode,it meant she neverwentoutof fashion. Whileglitziermonarchiesfellintodisrepute,ourTupper waremodel wentfromstrengthtostrength.Bysubtle deploymentof thethree Ds –duty,decency,diligence–shesilencedthe republican cause foraslongasshelived.
Did we reallyknowher?I don’t think we did,but that’s rather thepoint.ElizabethIIwas themostphotographed womaninhistory,butshe remained an enigmauntil the end,and this waskeytohersuccess.OurQueen.Asshe gotolder,welovedhermore. What we mayoncehave perceivedascoldnessbecame apricelessinabilitytofake emotion. Whileothersdebased theirstandards inpursuit of celebrity,theQueenheldback. We neverenviedother countrieswiththeirpassingparadeofpresidents because we knew that we hadher,the incorruptible, themost loyal, thebest. OurQueen.
‘I declarebefore youallthat my wholelife, whetheritbelong orshort,shallbedevotedto yourservice’
During herlong reign, theUnitedKingdommayhave movedfrominstinctive deferencetoraucous scepticism, fromimperialgiantto serviceprovider,but theQueen continuedtobelieveinus.Inherbroadcasts,sheurged uponus ‘all thoseindividualinstancesofkindnessand respect’ andbroughtusback, quietly butinsistently,to theChristianfaiththatsustained her.
Close youreyes and youwillalways seeher,stepping outofa car,glovedhandextended,accepting aposyfrom achild, asmile thatlitupthatHanoverianface,handbag in thecrook ofherarm,placing onecourtshoeinfront of theother,keepingherpromise to serveuntilherlast breath.OurQueen.
Even thosewhodespisedthemonarchicalsystem couldn’thelpbutadmiretheQueen.
simple. Ayoung woman vowingto represseveryselfish impulse,treaddownallunrulyfeelingsand dedicateherselftoanabstractidealofnationhood on behalfofmillionsof peopleisn’tsimple.Butshedidit.OurQueen.
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Alas,she isn’theretoday,inblackdress, pearls, and that wonderfuldiamondbrooch,toexplaintoushow to dealwiththeunfathomable void thatherdeathleaves. But,ifwelookbackatthe addressshegave to thenation afterhermotherdied,Ireckon we geta strong senseof howshe wouldwantusto be:‘Attheceremonytomorrow, Ihopethatsadnesswill blendwitha wider senseof thanksgiving,notjustforherlifebutfor thetimesin whichshelived–acenturyfor this country and theCommonwealthnotwithoutitstrialsand sorrows,butalsoone ofextraordinaryprogress,fullofexamples ofcourageand serviceas wellasfunandlaughter…Ithank youfrommy heartfor theloveyougave herduringherlifeand thehon our younow give herindeath. May Godbless youall.’
‘Itisverysimple,’she saidall thoseyearsago, ‘I declare beforeyouall that my wholelife, whetherit be long orshort,shall be devotedtoyour service.’Butitwasn’t simple,wasit?Turningyourselfinto alivingsymbol isn’t
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Withhermaternal grandmother, LadyStrathmore, 1927 Farleft 21December 1929:at King’sCrossstationen routetoSandringham
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AtHolyrood Palace, Edinburgh, 5July 1937,withhermother and youngersister, PrincessMargaret
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PrincessElizabeth attheLittleHouse inthegroundsof Windsor’s RoyalLodge whereshe –and generationsofroyal children –played
21April 1939:ridingin WindsorGreat Parkon her 13thbirthday
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Atripto LondonZoo in 1938
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Topleft PrincessesElizabeth andMargaret inBuckingham Palace, 1942
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KingGeorgeVIwith PrincessElizabeth at WindsorCastle, 11 April 1942
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Inofficer’s uniform withan Auxiliary TerritorialService firstaidtruckin1945 28 February1947: playing tagon board HMS Vanguard during aroyaltour 10 October 1940: PrincessMargaret and PrincessElizabeth (thenaged 14)madea radiobroadcasttothe childrenoftheEmpire 16 QU EE NE LI ZABETH II TheQueen wastheonlyfemalememberofthe Royalfamilyto serve intheSecond World War. At 18,theheirtothethrone joinedthe Women’s AuxiliaryTerritorialServiceandtrainedin Londonas amechanicandmilitarytruckdriver. World WarII
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PrincessElizabeth withQueenElizabeth, WinstonChurchill, GeorgeVIand Princess Margaretonthe balconyofBuckingham Palace,VEDay
At 11.30amon20 November1947 –justfourmonthsafter theirengagement wasofficiallyannouncedon 9July–PrincessElizabethof YorkmarriedLieutenantPhilip Mountbatten (bornPrincePhilipofGreeceandDenmark) at WestminsterAbbey infrontof2,000guests. Theroyalwedding 19 40s 19
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PrincessElizabethand theDukeofEdinburgh with PrinceCharles and PrincessAnnein 1951 –thisisthefirst colourphotographof PrincessAnne 19 50s
‘Ifheraccessionhelpsto remove thelastshredsofprejudice,anew erafor womenwill be at hand’
AtSagana Lodgein Kenya in February 1952,justdays beforetheKing’sdeath
TroopingtheColour, 7June 1951
MargaretThatcher,writingin 1952
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9February1952: arrivingat London Airport followingthe deathofher father, sheismet by Anthony Eden,ClementAttlee and WinstonChurchill
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Farright QueenElizabethIIon herCoronationday 2June 1953: thenewlycrowned QueenElizabethII wavestothecrowds Arrivingat WestminsterAbbeyfor herCoronation 26 QU EENEL IZ ABETH II
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MeetingMarilyn Monroeatthe Royal Film Performance, October 1956
With WinstonChurchill on 4April 1955,theday beforehisretirement
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InSt John's, Newfoundland,in June 1959,duringa royaltourofCanada andNorthAmerica
Ridingonanelephant during aroyaltour ofNepalin 1961
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4November 1960, Oxford:visiting PrimeMinister HaroldMacmillan, theChancellor ofOxfordUniversity
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Farright 29October 1966, Aberfan:theQueen andtheDukeof Edinburghwithlocalsin the Welshvillage,eight days afterthedisaster thatkilled 144people
Belowright Meeting Pope John XXIIIatthe Vatican during aroyal tourofItalyin 1961
Below 15 June 1961:the QueenandtheDuke hold abanquetat Buckingham Palacein honourof President John FKennedyand FirstLady Jacqueline
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‘Mysisterhasanaura.I’menormously impressedwhenshe walksinto aroom.It’s akindofmagic’
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TheRoyalfamilytake astrollinthegrounds of FrogmoreHouse, Windsor,in1968
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Asoldierpasses outwhiletheQueen ridespastduring theTroopingthe Colourparadein London, 1970
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5October 1970:at Chequerswith Prime MinisterEdward Heath, President RichardNixonand FirstLady Patricia
Onboard HMYBritannia 18 March1972
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14 April 1973:at BadmintonHorse Trialswiththe QueenMotherand PrincessMargaret
Dancingwith PresidentGerald Ford attheBicentennial celebrationsofthe USDeclarationof Independencein 1976
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7June 1977:the Queeninthegold statecoachduring theSilver Jubilee procession Silver Jubilee celebrationsin Camberwell,south London, June 1977
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Topright TheQueenand Prince Philipduringtheirtour ofGreatBritaintomark the Jubilee year
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PrincePhilipatthe Great Wall ofChina duringtheirstatevisit tothecountry
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livesarelike andthenormalhumancondition’
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24November 1992, Guildhall:theQueen gave her‘annus horribilis’speechduring anoccasionmarking the40thanniversary ofheraccession
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20November 1992: ahugefirebreaksoutat WindsorCastle,causing extensivedamage 49
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4May 1994: commemorating D-DayatPortsmouth Guildhallwith PresidentsMitterrand andClinton
18 October 1994: outsideSt Basil’s CathedralinMoscow with President BorisYeltsin,during thefirstvisitto Russia by aruling Britishmonarch
20March1995:the Queenand PrincePhilip with PresidentNelson MandelainCapeTown ontheirhistoricstate visittopost-apartheid SouthAfrica
8October 1993:with Diana, Princessof Wales,atViscount Linley’swedding
PrincePhilip
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‘Toleranceistheessentialingredient ofanyhappymarriage… theQueen hasthequalityinabundance’
11 December 1997, Portsmouth:the decommissioning ceremonyfor HMYBritannia
Farright 5September 1997: viewing floraltributes toDiana, Princess of Wales,outside Buckingham Palace
Singing AuldLang Syne withTony Blair duringmillennium celebrations,New Year’s Eve1999
GE TTY IM AG ES .A VA LO N/ PHO TO SHOT 53 Diana,Princessof Wales,diedinhospitalintheearlyhoursof 31 August1997following acarcrashin Paris,whichalsokilled Dodi Fayedandtheirdriver,Henri Paul.Herfuneralon 6September 1997 waswatched by anestimated2.5billion people worldwide. ThePeople’s Princess
TakenbyPatrick Lichfieldat Buckingham Palace inNovember2001 tocommemorate theQueen’s Golden Jubileethe following year
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TheQueenMother’s 100thbirthday celebrations, August2000
Withhernieceand nephewLadySarah Chattoand LordLinley attheprivatefuneral
oftheirmother PrincessMargaret, 15 February2002 56 QU EENEL IZ ABETH II TheQueenlosthermother andsisterwithinseven weeks ofeachother.Princess Margaretdiedon 9February 2002,aged71,aftera stroke;andQueenElizabeth theQueenMotherdiedin hersleep at theageof101on 20March,havingoutlived herhusbandKingGeorge VI by 50 years. Twogreatlosses
TheQueenand PrinceHarry sharea smileassheinspects soldiersattheir passingoutparade atSandhurstMilitary Academyin2006
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4June2002:Golden JubileeServiceat St Paul’sCathedral
Enjoyingthe BraemarGathering, HighlandGames, 4September2006
StateOpening of Parliament, December2008
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OntheWhiteHouse balconywith President George WBushin May2007
8April2005: Prince Charlesmarries Camilla Parker Bowles
TheQueenandthe DukeofEdinburghare amused by aswarmof beesat a2003eventat WindsorCastle
‘Shehasshownthemost remarkablesteadfastnessand fortitude,alwaysremaining afigureofreassuring calm’
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Theweddingof Prince Williamand KateMiddleton, 29April2011 20 10s
Accompaniedtothe openingceremony ofthe2012 Olympic Games by DanielCraig as James Bond
23May2011: with President BarackObamaat astatebanquetat Buckingham Palace
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5July2015, Sandringham: Princess Charlotte’s christening
23 July2012:Diamond Jubileelunchat DowningStreetwith DavidCameron, John Major,TonyBlairand GordonBrown
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2June2012:on theroyalbarge fortheDiamond Jubileepageant
21April2016,Windsor: theQueen’s 90th birthday 13 July 2016:Theresa Mayisinvitedto form agovernment 11 April2017:feeding Donnatheelephant attheopeningof thenewCentre for ElephantCareat ZSLWhipsnadeZoo 2010s 65
20 February2018, London Fashion Week: onthefrontrowat RichardQuinn’s show withAnna Wintour androyaldressmaker Angela Kelly
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19 May2018: PrinceHarry marries MeghanMarkle
19 November2017: theQueenandDukeof Edinburgh’s platinum weddinganniversary
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8May 2019:Prince Harry andMeghan, DuchessofSussex –joined by her motherDoria Ragland –introduceArchie HarrisonMountbattenWindsortohis great-grandparents
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5June2019, Portsmouth:with PrinceCharles and PresidentDonald TrumpattheD-Day75 ceremony
19 December2019: theStateOpening of Parliament
‘Allthetime Williamand Iare sostruck by theQueen’s sense ofdutyandcommitment’
Catherine,DuchessofCambridge
8April2020,Piccadilly Circus, London:a displayofquotes fromtheQueen’s broadcasttotheUK andCommonwealth regardingthe coronaviruspandemic
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9March2020:the annualCommonwealth Dayserviceat WestminsterAbbey
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8May 2020, Windsor Castle:theQueen addressesthenation andCommonwealth onthe75thanniversary ofVEDay
18 July2020:the weddingof Princess BeatriceandEdoardo MapelliMozziat the RoyalChapelof AllSaintsat Royal Lodge, Windsor
TheQueenand Prince Philipat Windsor Castle,admiring acard made by theirgreatgrandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotteand Prince Louis fortheir73rd weddinganniversary on 17 November2020
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‘PrincePhilipistheonly maninthe worldwho treatstheQueensimplyas anotherhuman being’ LordCharteris,theQueen’s formerprivatesecretary B A C K G R D G E T T Y I M A G E S C H R I S J A C K S O N / B U C K I N G H A M P A L A C E B E N J A M I N W H E E L E R / P A W R E R O Y A L 17 April2021,St George’s Chapel, Windsor:thefuneralof PrincePhilip,Dukeof Edinburgh,whodied on 9April,age99 74 QU EENEL IZ ABETH II 18 December2020, WindsorCastle:an eventtothanklocal volunteersand key workerswho would behelpingothers overChristmas
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2June2022, Buckingham Palace: PrinceLouishasa memorablereaction totheflypastduring celebrations forhis great-grandmother’s Platinum Jubilee
21April2022, Windsor Castle:theQueen’s 96thbirthdayis marked by anew photographofher holdingthereinsof twowhiteponies
