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Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures - OLD

A look back at the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch

The Independent UK

Queen dies at Balmoral aged 96 after lifetime of dedicated service

Buckingham Palace has confirmed The Queen has died after 70 years of dedicated service as Monarch, with the country now in official mourning

Daily Mirror

Prince George's faces exciting landmark in July - but Kate Middleton might not be happy

Prince George will be especially excited for this month to get underway as he will be celebrating his 9th birthday - but he isn't the only member of the family who was born in July

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70 facts about the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee

Her Majesty is celebrating her seven-decade reign this year

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70 facts about the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee

Her Majesty is celebrating her seven-decade reign this year

The Independent UK

70 facts about the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee

Her Majesty is celebrating her seven-decade reign this year

The Independent UK

Well-wishes for the Queen as she marks her 96th birthday privately

Gun salutes rang out across the capital in honour of her landmark.

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Camilla 'to receive Queen Mother's priceless crown when Charles becomes king'

The Queen Mother’s crown, which was created for King George VI’s coronation in 1937, features 2,800 diamonds and was given to Queen Victoria in 1856 by the Sultan of Turkey as a gesture of gratitude for British support during the Crimean War

Daily Mirror

Queen's poignant tribute to late father as she renews vow to serve in new photo

The Queen marks her Platinum Jubilee today, celebrating 70 years on the throne, however it is a day tinged with sadness as it's also the anniversary of her father King George VI's death

Daily Mirror

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee also marks 70 years since the death of her father, King George VI

February 6, 1952, is a date etched in the Queen's mind, when everything changed and the 25-year-old princess became monarch — and the world's most famous woman.

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Former Grenadier Guard recalls moment he escorted King George VI's coffin 70 years ago

John Walmsley, a Sergeant in the King’s Company stationed at Victoria Barracks, Windsor, at the time, accompanied King George VI's coffin. He joined the Grenadier Guards in 1944 and served until 1967

Daily Mirror

A look back at how the Dumfries and Galloway Standard covered the death of King George VI - 70 years on

The Standard reported that he had been in “the best of health” the previous day and his death had “plunged the nation into deep sorrow”

Daily Record

Platinum Jubilee: What happened when King George VI died and the Queen took over

When King George VI died at the age of 56 in February 1952, the nation was plunged into mourning. The tragedy led to his daughter Queen Elizabeth II's ascent to the throne

Daily Mirror

How Elizabeth became Queen watching baboons at sunrise from Kenyan treetops

The princess and the Duke of Edinburgh were away on a Commonwealth tour when King George VI died in 1952.

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Devoted Queen follows in the footsteps of her ancestors with £10million hobby

Queen Elizabeth II has continued the surprisingly down to earth hobby after the tradition had been in her family for around five generations. The royal collection is understood to be worth around £10million.

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