LIFE is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee with 70 photos of the Queen from our archives:
…the people saw a good omen in Elizabeth’s name; as under the first Elizabeth, four centuries ago, England might rise and prosper again. The queen was on her throne and there was scarcely a [person] in the wide free world who would not say, God save her.England’s Princess Elizabeth holding Corgi as sister Princess Margaret Rose offers a biscuit.Queen Elizabeth, a first-time spectator of American football, sitting in the stands while watching the Univ. of Maryland vs. Univ.
A picture of Queen Elizabeth II and an unidentified man during her visit to Sudan in February of 1965.A picture of Queen Elizabeth II with President Dr. Tigani El Mahi and others in a Textile mill during her visit to Sudan in February of 1965. A picture of Queen Elizabeth II with President Dr. Tigani El Mahi and others in a Textile mill during her visit to Sudan in February of 1965.Queen Elizabeth II & Duke of Edinburgh in Portugal, 1957.Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attending the opening of Canadian Parliament, Ontario, Canada, October 1957.Portrait of Queen Elizabeth IIElizabeth II, Queen of England.Elizabeth II, Queen of England.Queen Elizabeth II in uniformElizabeth II, Queen of England.Elizabeth II, Queen of England.
Queen Elizabeth II shook hands with a well-wisher while standing next to the General and Governor of Bermuda, Sir Alexander Hood, 1961.LIFE cover featuring Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, published March 4, 1957. England’s Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh wait with their hosts, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and his son, the Crown Prince, before they enter the New Cathedral of St. Mary of Zion. Axum, Ethiopia, 1965.Queen Elizabeth at College Park’s Byrd Stadium during her 1957 North American tour.Original caption: ” Decorated girl scout, Jennifer Ankers, gets notice. `You have a lot of medals,’ said Philip. `Six,’ she replied. In back is Governor Thomas Stanley.
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