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PICS: Queen Elizabeth II - Britain's longest reigning monarch

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    July 1936: Princess Elizabeth hugging a corgi dog
    1/15 July 1936: Princess Elizabeth hugging a corgi dog
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    25th December 1952: Queen Elizabeth II making her first ever Christmas broadcast to the nation from Sandringham House
    2/15 25th December 1952: Queen Elizabeth II making her first ever Christmas broadcast to the nation from Sandringham House
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    28th September 1952: Princess Elizabeth watching her son Prince Charles playing in his toy car while at Balmoral
    3/15 28th September 1952: Princess Elizabeth watching her son Prince Charles playing in his toy car while at Balmoral
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    2nd June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London
    4/15 2nd June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London
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    Princess Diana [princess Of Wales] With Queen Elizabeth II Watching A Polo Match At Guards Polo Club, Windsor, 1982
    5/15 Princess Diana [princess Of Wales] With Queen Elizabeth II Watching A Polo Match At Guards Polo Club, Windsor, 1982
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    ueen Elizabeth II addresses Congress in Washington, USA in 1991
    6/15 ueen Elizabeth II addresses Congress in Washington, USA in 1991
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    HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace on 26th November 2001
    7/15 HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace on 26th November 2001
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    HM The Queen on board HMY Britannia in March 1972
    8/15 HM The Queen on board HMY Britannia in March 1972
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    Princess Elizabeth trains as an ATS mechanic at a training centre in southern England, April 1945
    9/15 Princess Elizabeth trains as an ATS mechanic at a training centre in southern England, April 1945
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    Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she opens the refurbished East Wing of Somerset House, 2011
    10/15 Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she opens the refurbished East Wing of Somerset House, 2011
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    The Duke of Edinburgh (L) and Queen Elizabeth view the thousands of flowers and tributes left outside Kensington Palace in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, 05 September 1997
    11/15 The Duke of Edinburgh (L) and Queen Elizabeth view the thousands of flowers and tributes left outside Kensington Palace in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, 05 September 1997
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    Official Visit Of Queen Elizabeth II to New York, 1957
    12/15 Official Visit Of Queen Elizabeth II to New York, 1957
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    A local youth takes a selfie photograph in front of Queen Elizabeth II, 2014
    13/15 A local youth takes a selfie photograph in front of Queen Elizabeth II, 2014
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    Queen Elizabeth II inspects men of the newly-renamed Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment, 1956
    14/15 Queen Elizabeth II inspects men of the newly-renamed Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment, 1956
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    Queen Elizabeth II meets cast members of the HBO TV series 'Game of Thrones', 2014
    15/15 Queen Elizabeth II meets cast members of the HBO TV series 'Game of Thrones', 2014

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Today the Queen notches up a significant milestone in her reign, breaking the record for the British monarch who's spent the longest time on the throne - we take a look back at her life. 

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