Elizabeth II was born in 1926, ascended to the throne in 1953, and was our longest-reigning monarch, clocking up an unprecedented seven decades on the throne.
In a reign that has taken in a period of extraordinary change - from the technological to the political - and taken in wars, foreign and domestic crises and 15 different prime ministers (including now PM Liz Truss), there were inevitably highs and lows for the Queen, glorious periods of jubilation, decades of dutiful service and unprecedented tragedies.
