Milestones in Queen Elizabeth's life in pictures
Queen Elizabeth II passed away yesterday at the age of 96. She was born in the 20s of the twentieth century and witnessed many changes and upheavals in the kingdom, in the world and in her private life
Tali Goldstein
09/09/2022
Friday, September 9, 2022, 4:43 p.m. Updated: 5:36 p.m.
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On video: Queen Elizabeth II dies at the age of 96 (Credit: Reuters)
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926, in a house on Berkshire Square in London.
She was the eldest child of Albert, Duke of York - the second son of King George V - and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
Baby Elizabeth (Photo: GettyImages)
After King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, Elizabeth's father became King George VI and she became heir to the throne.
The coronation of the king (Photo: GettyImages)
The young princess enlisted for military service near the end of World War II and learned to drive a truck.
In the army (Photo: GettyImages)
Princess Elizabeth married in 1947 her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, who became the Duke of Edinburgh.
Elizabeth and Philip's wedding (Photo: GettyImages)
With the death of King George VI, the new queen was only 25 years old and out of the country.
She quickly returned to London.
A new queen (Photo: GettyImages)
In June 1953, Queen Elizabeth was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
The coronation (photo: official website, Twitter)
In 1966, Queen Elizabeth presents the trophy in the stadium and without the captain of the England football team after the team won the World Cup 4-2 over West Germany.
at Wembley (Photo: GettyImages)
Queen Elizabeth crowned her son Charles Prince of Wales in a ceremony in Wales in 1969.
The Prince of Wales (Photo: GettyImages)
The wedding of Prince Charles and Diana, 1982.
Charles and Diana (Photo: GettyImages)
In her Christmas speech in 1992, Queen Elizabeth described the past year as a "terrible year", in which the marriages of three of her children broke up and a fire broke out at Windsor Castle.
The fire in Windsor (Photo: GettyImages)
In 1997, Princess Diana was killed in a car accident in Paris.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip examined the wreaths and letters placed at the gates of Buckingham Palace.
Criticized (Photo: GettyImages)
In 2002, Margaret, the Queen's sister, and her mother, the Queen Mother, died within seven weeks.
Funeral of the Queen Mother (Photo: GettyImages)
In 2011, Prince William married Kate Middleton, to the delight of the Queen.
William and Kate's wedding (Photo: GettyImages)
In 2012, the Queen participated in a video in honor of the Olympics in London.
In the service of Her Majesty (photo: official website, Twitter)
The Queen's 90th birthday celebrations were held in June 2016.
On the balcony (Photo: Reuters)
In 2018, Prince Harry married his American sweetheart, Meghan Markle.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in a kiss after their wedding, May 19, 2018 (Photo: Reuters)
Prince Philip, died on April 9, 2021 at the age of 99.
Alone (photo: official website, Instagram)
The Queen on the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, April 2022
On the balcony for the last time (Photo: Reuters, Reuters)
The last picture of Queen Elizabeth is of her meeting with the new Prime Minister of Great Britain, Liz Truss, from Tuesday.
The last photo (Photo: Reuters)
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