Elizabeth and Prince Philip wave after she is crowned Queen in 1953
Elizabeth and Philip with their two children, Charles and Anne, circa 1951Elizabeth travels to her coronation, 2 June, 1953The royal carriage passes along Victoria Embankment on its way to Westminster Abbey for Elizabeth's coronationQueen Elizabeth II at her coronationWinston Churchill kisses the monarch's hand at 10 Downing Street in 1955The queen at the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981Prince William and his new bride Kate Middleton bow to the queen at their wedding in April 2011Taoiseach Enda Kenny welcomes the queen to Ireland on a State visit in May 2011Queen Elizabeth shakes hands with Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness in 2013The queen speaks at a banquet to mark the State visit of President Michael D Higgins to Britain last year (Pic: Fennells)
