Queen Elizabeth II: a reign that saw the end of the British empire in Africa

Queen Elizabeth II waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. Chris Jackson/Getty Images

In the UK the Queen’s official title is: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

There has been a lot of political and social change during her 70 years on the throne. None less than in what was once her African empire.