Sixty-five years of Queen Elizabeth II in photos

Sixty-five years of Queen Elizabeth II in photos - On June 2, 1953, Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom. The unlikely monarch had served since her father's death on February 6, 1952, but the coronation was not held until over a year later. Take a look at her life before and after that momentous occasion.

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Sisters - Princesses Elizabeth, left, and Margaret, right, with their mother in June 1936 in the garden of the Royal Lodge at Windsor.

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Youth - The then-Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, pictured on their honeymoon in 1947.

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Young mother - Princess Elizabeth holding baby daughter Anne with her mother, Queen Elizabeth, and her grandmother, Queen Mary, in 1950.

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Formal - A formal portrait of the couple in 1952.

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Driver - The young monarch takes the wheel.

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Coronation - While Princess Elizabeth was on tour in Kenya in April 1952, word arrived of the King's death. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on 2 June, 1953.

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Coach - The Golden State Coach was commissioned in 1760 and has been used at the coronation of every British monarch since George IV.

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Horsewoman - Queen Elizabeth II rides the horse 'Winston' as the Duke of Edinburgh has trouble with his horse 'Yokefleet' behind her at the Horse Guards Parade, June 11, 1953.

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Waving - Waving as they return from their tour of Scotland in June 1953.

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Coronation Cup - Walking to the Royal Enclosure during the Coronation Cup match between England and Argentina, shortly after her coronation, on June 21, 1953.

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Malta - Queen Elizabeth II attends a banquet during a Commonwealth visit to Malta, 1967.

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Meeting and greeting - Shaking hands with Bob Hope in 1967.

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Down under - During a visit to New Zealand in 1970.

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France - During a state visit to France, May 1972.

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Dog's life - West German Chancellor Willy Brandt and his wife, Rut, meet a royal corgi in 1972.

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Floral - At the Chelsea Flower Show, 1975.

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Jubilee - Silver jubilee celebrations in 1977.

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Political - With Gerhard Schroder and Tony Blair in 2005

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Duty - At the State Opening of Parliament.

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Germany - Queen Elizabeth II attends a banquet during a state visit to Berlin in 2015.

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Robots - Queen Elizabeth II and Chancellor Angela Merkel watch robots at Berlin's University of Technology in 2015.

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Colonel-in-Chief - In her capacity as Colonel-in-Chief of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, the Queen receives Colonel Ronald Foxcroft at Buckingham Palace in 2015.

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Birthday - The Queen celebrates her 90th birthday in 2016.

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Curtsey - Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Theresa May at the start of an audience in Buckingham Palace in 2016.

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Birthday - At her 91st birthday celebrations in 2017.

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Theatre - Queen Elizabeth II is seen at the Chichester Theatre in West Sussex on November 30, 2017.

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Host - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge greet the President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife, Elke Budenbender at Buckingham Palace in 2017.

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Fashionable - With Anna Wintour in a surprise appearance at London Fashion Week in February 2018.

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International - The Queen welcomes Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to Buckingham Palace in March 2018.

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Bright - In bright green for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018.

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Garden party - Queen Elizabeth II hosts a garden party at Buckingham Palace on May 31, 2018.

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