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Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch in British history.
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Isabel was born on April 21, 1926 in London.
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Princess Elizabeth poses for a photo at her London home in 1928. Hulton-Deutsch Collection / Corbis / Getty Images
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From left: Princess Elizabeth, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 1939. Len Puttnam / AP
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Isabel rides a horse in Windsor, England, in 1940. Lisa Sheridan / Studio Lisa / Getty Images
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14-year-old Isabel (right) sits next to her sister for a radio broadcast on October 13, 1940. AP
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Princess Elizabeth greets a military man on May 29, 1942. AP
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Elizabeth (right) and Princess Margaret in sundresses in 1942. Lisa Sheridan / Studio Lisa / Getty Images
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Princess Elizabeth in South Africa's Natal National Park on April 21, 1947. It was her 21st birthday. Eddie Worth / AP
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On November 20, 1947, Isabel married Prince Philip.
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Princess Elizabeth arrives at a state banquet in London in March 1950. AP
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Isabel ascends the throne in February 1952, after the death of her father.
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From left: Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother in 1958. Fox Photos / Hulton Royals Collection / Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth II with her eldest son, Prince Charles, in 1969. Charles is next in line to the throne.
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Prince Charles adjusts his crown during his inauguration ceremony as Prince of Wales in 1969. Anwar Hussein / WireImage / Getty Images
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The Queen and Prince Philip salute from a plane shortly before taking off from Tokyo in May 1975. Sadayuki Mikami / AP
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The queen takes a portrait for her 50th birthday at Windsor Castle on April 21, 1976. (Keystone-France / Gamma-Keystone / Getty Images)
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The queen during a 1977 New Zealand tour. Serge Lemoine / Getty Images
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The queen, standing next to Prince Charles as he kisses his new wife, Princess DIana, on July 29, 1981. Tim Graham / Getty Images
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Isabel takes photos of her husband during an equestrian show in Windsor in May 1982. Tim Graham / Getty Images
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Isabel drives a Land Rover in Windsor in May 1992. Anwar Hussein / Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip watch the floral tributes for Princess Diana after her tragic death in 1997. Pool / AP
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The queen addresses a message to the country the night before Princess Diana's funeral in 1997. Peter Marlow / Magnum Photos
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Prince Charles looks at his mother after his wedding to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in April 2005. Toby Melville / AP
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The Queen (second from right) greets the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on April 29, 2011. Her grandson, Prince William (third from left) had just married Catherine Middleton.
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The queen's signature on a guest book in Ireland.
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London's Madame Tussauds museum unveils the queen's wax figure in May 2012. Fred Duval / Getty Images
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Prince Charles kisses his mother's hand during the Diamond Jubilee concert for the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's reign in June 2012. Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images
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The queen in a 2012 picture. Alastair Grant / AP
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A boy in Belfast, Northern Ireland, takes a selfie in front of the queen in June 2014. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
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The Queen at Edinburgh Castle in July 2014.
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The queen waits to give her speech during the opening of parliament in May 2015. Arthur Edwards / Pool / Getty Images
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Isabel listens to her grandson, Prince Jorge, outside the church where Jorge's sister Carlota was baptized in July 2015. Carlota and Jorge are children of Prince William and Catherine.
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The Queen and Prince Philip during Elizabeth II's 90th birthday in 2016. Arthur Edwards / Pool / Getty Images
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Isabel talks to 14-year-old Evie Mills, who was injured at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in 2017. Peter Byrne / Pool / Getty Images
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The Queen at Buckingham Palace after recording her Christmas message in 2017. John Stillwell / Pool / Getty
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The queen arrives at the wedding of her grandson, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in May 2018. Gareth Fuller / WPA Pool / Getty Images
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The queen laughs alongside Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, during an event in June 2018. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images
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The Queen and US President Donald Trump inspect an honor guard during Trump's visit to Windsor Castle in July 2018. Matt Dunham / WPA Pool / Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth sits alone during the funeral of Prince Philip - who died on April 9, 2021 - in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 17.
(CNN) -
Queen Elizabeth II has declined the honor of being named "Old Woman of the Year" by a British magazine, saying she does not meet "the relevant criteria."
The UK's longest-ruling monarch declined "politely but firmly" the
Oldie of the Year award
through her deputy private secretary with "best wishes."
"His Majesty believes that one is as old as he feels, as such the queen does not believe that he meets the relevant criteria to be able to accept, and hopes that he will find a more worthy recipient," read a letter from his private assistant, Tom Laing. Baker.
Queen Elizabeth II uses a walking stick to attend the service at Westminster Abbey
The Oldie monthly claims to be "the most original magazine in the nation" and keeps young readers "with a constant supply of wit and good sense," according to its Twitter profile.
The 95-year-old queen graces the November issue.
Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip, who died in April at the age of 99, also turned down the possibility of winning the award a decade ago.
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"There is nothing like this to remind morale that the years are passing, faster and faster, and that the parts are beginning to fall out of the old frame," Prince Philip said at the time, according to Gyles Brandreth, chairman. of the awards. "But it's nice to be remembered at all."
This year's ceremony still had a royal seal of approval.
Camila, the daughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth, wife of the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, attended the awards on Tuesday.
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