Elizabeth II
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Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the mo
Formal portrait, 1959
On the cover of Time, April 1929
Portrait by Philip de László, 1933
In Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform, April 1945
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II and served as consort of the British monarch from her accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longe
Elizabeth II
…at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark. They had four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward. When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth…
Formal portrait, 1992
At age one, July 1922
Philip served aboard HMS Valiant in the Battle of the Mediterranean.
In Melbourne, 1945