Queen Elizabeth II
(1926-2022), Reigned 1952-2022Sitter associated with 972 portraits
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving British monarch in history. Her devotion to the duty and public service was renowned and she ruled through a period of enormous social change and technological transformation. Her coronation in 1953 was the first to be televised and was broadcast internationally and she is the most portrayed person in the world.
Born in London, Princess Elizabeth became heir to the throne in 1936 on the accession of her father George VI. She married Philip Mountbatten in 1947 and their first children, the then Prince Charles and Princess Anne, were born in 1948 and 1950. Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, whilst on an official trip to Kenya, after the death of her father. Her coronation in 1953 was the first to be televised and was broadcast internationally. Her sons, Princes Andrew and Edward, were born in 1960 and 1964. As Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, her Silver, Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilees were celebrated in 1977, 2002, 2012 and 2022.
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Donald McKague
bromide print, December 1958, published April 1959
NPG P1590
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Donald McKague
bromide print, December 1958, published April 1959
NPG P1591
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Donald McKague
bromide print, December 1958, published April 1959
NPG P1592
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Elizabeth II
by Donald McKague
chromogenic print, December 1958, published April 1959
NPG P1593
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Lord Snowdon
bromide print, 1958
NPG P1643
by Donald McKague
bromide print, December 1958, based on a work published in April 1959
NPG P1580
by Donald McKague
bromide print, December 1958, based on a work published in April 1959
NPG P1582
by Donald McKague
chromogenic print, December 1958, based on a work published in April 1959
NPG P1583
Princess Anne; Queen Elizabeth II
by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)
bromide print, May 1959
NPG P1617
by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)
bromide print, May 1959
NPG P1618
by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)
bromide print, May 1959
NPG P1619
Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Anne
by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)
bromide print, May 1959
NPG P1620
by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)
bromide print, May 1959
NPG P1621
Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Anne
by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)
chromogenic print, May 1959
NPG P1622
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, March 1960
NPG P1480
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, March 1960
NPG P1481
Prince Andrew, Duke of York; Queen Elizabeth II
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, March 1960
NPG P1482
Prince Andrew, Duke of York; Queen Elizabeth II
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, March 1960
NPG P1483
by Anthony Buckley
chromogenic print, October 1960
NPG P1495
by Anthony Buckley
chromogenic print, October 1960
NPG P1496
by Anthony Buckley
bromide print, October 1960
NPG P1497
by Anthony Buckley
bromide print, October 1960
NPG P1498
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
bromide print, October 1960
NPG P1500
by Anthony Buckley
chromogenic print, October 1960
NPG P1501
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Anthony Buckley
chromogenic print, October 1960
NPG P1502
by Anthony Buckley
chromogenic print, October 1960
NPG P1503
by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)
bromide print, July 1962
NPG P1623
Related People
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York (son)
- Princess Anne (daughter)
- Sir David Bowes-Lyon (uncle)
- Hon. Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon (uncle)
- King Charles III (son)
- Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto (née Armstrong-Jones) (niece)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (husband)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (uncle)
- Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis, Earl of Wessex (son)
- Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (mother)
- Lady Mary Frances Elphinstone (née Bowes-Lyon) (aunt)
- King George V (grandfather)
- King George VI (father)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (uncle)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex (grandson)
- Princess Margaret (sister)
- Queen Mary (grandmother)
- Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (aunt)
- David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (nephew)
- (Cecilia) Nina Bowes-Lyon (née Cavendish-Bentinck), Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandmother)
- Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandfather)
- Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (uncle)
- William, Prince of Wales (grandson)
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