Charles is next in line for the throne. Prince Charles adjusts his coronet during his investiture ceremony as Prince of Wales in The Queen takes a portrait at Windsor Castle for her 50th birthday on April 21, The Queen meets the crowds during her royal tour of New Zealand in Elizabeth walks with some of her corgis at the Windsor Horse Trials in May Elizabeth takes pictures of her husband during a horse show in Windsor in May The Queen addresses the nation on the night before Princess Diana's funeral in The Queen, second from right, greets a crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on April 29, Her grandson Prince William, third from left, had just married Catherine Middleton.
Madame Tussauds London reveals a wax figure of the Queen in May Prince Charles kisses his mother's hand on stage as singer Paul McCartney, far right, looks on at the Diamond Jubilee concert in June The Diamond Jubilee celebrations marked Elizabeth's 60th anniversary as Queen. The Queen waits to give her speech during the state opening of Parliament in May Elizabeth listens to her great-grandson, Prince George, outside a church where George's sister, Charlotte, was being christened in July The Queen takes a photo with five of her great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren in April The Queen poses with four of her dogs on the private grounds of Windsor Castle in April The Queen and Prince Philip wave to guests in London who were attending celebrations for her 90th birthday in Evie was injured in a bombing that took place as people left an Ariana Grande concert.
It was Meghan's first royal outing without her husband, Prince Harry, by her side. The Queen looks at her new great-grandchild, Archie, in May Archie is the first child of Prince Harry, second from left, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. Prince Philip is on the far left. Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, is next to her at right.
Johnson won the UK's Conservative Party leadership contest and replaced Theresa May, who was forced into resigning after members of her Cabinet lost confidence in her inability to secure the UK's departure from the European Union. An image of the Queen appears in London's Piccadilly Square, alongside a message of hope from her special address to the nation in April The Queen rides a horse in Windsor, England, in May It was her first public appearance since the coronavirus lockdown began in the United Kingdom.
The Queen takes her seat alone at Prince Philip's funeral in April The ceremony was limited to 30 people, in line with England's coronavirus restrictions.
The Queen opens Parliament in May It was her first major engagement since her husband's death. The newly bred rose was officially named in honor of Prince Philip. The Queen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, greet guests during a Windsor Castle reception for international business and investment leaders in October Later in the weekend, beacons will be lit across the UK, the Queen will attend the Epsom Derby horse race, and a music concert will take place at Buckingham Palace.
A similar event was staged in during the monarch's Diamond Jubilee. Read More. Throughout the rest of the year, the Queen and other members of the family will make visits to various parts of the UK. Holiday weekend, Platinum Pudding, pageant of flags. It is her Platinum Jubilee -- marking 70 years since the Queen first took the throne in and making her both the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-serving female head of state in history.
To celebrate the unprecedented anniversary, a number of events will take place throughout the UK over the year -- culminating in a four-day national bank holiday weekend from Thursday June 2 until Sunday June 5, known as the Jubilee Weekend.
The holiday itself will include a variety of public events and community activities, as well as "national moments of reflection" on the Queen's 70 years of service. The upcoming celebrations will be the Queen's first jubilee without her husband, Prince Philip , who died in Read More. The monarch's private estates -- including Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle -- will also join in with Jubilee themed events. One of the initiatives due to take place as part of the celebrations is known as the "Platinum Pudding" celebration -- a nationwide baking competition seeking out a new dessert dedicated to the Queen.
UK residents aged 8 and over will be invited to create a recipe and the finalists will be judged by a panel including famed baker Mary Berry, Monica Galetti and the Buckingham Palace head chef Mark Flanagan. The winning recipe will then be made available to the public ahead of the Jubilee Weekend. Other events planned to mark the occasion include the "BBC Platinum Party at the Palace" -- a live concert which promises to bring together some of the world's biggest entertainment stars to celebrate significant moments from the Queen's reign.
On Thursday June 2, more than 1, towns, villages and cities throughout the UK and its overseas territories will light a beacon to mark the Jubilee. The capitals of Commonwealth countries will also light beacons -- even as sentiment towards the British monarch in the Commonwealth now differs throughout different nations.
The Jubilee Weekend celebrations will also see "Big Jubilee Lunches" take place across Britain, including flagship events in London and at Cornwall's Eden Project -- where the idea for the lunches originated. A Platinum Jubilee Pageant will also be held, in which artistic performers, dancers, musicians, military personnel, key workers and volunteers will unite to tell the story of Queen Elizabeth II's reign in a festival of creativity.
It will take place in London and will include street arts, theater, music, circus, costumes, and visual technology. Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Hide Caption. Elizabeth was born April 21, , in London. She is held here by her mother, also named Elizabeth. Her father would later become King George VI.
Princess Elizabeth poses for a photo at her London home in But when he abdicated later that year, Elizabeth's father became King and she became heir presumptive. Elizabeth rides a horse in Windsor, England, in Her love of horses has been well documented.
A year-old Elizabeth, right, sits next to her sister for a radio broadcast on October 13, On the broadcast, her first, she said that England's children were full of cheerfulness and courage. Princess Elizabeth shakes hands with an officer of the Grenadier Guards on May 29, Elizabeth, right, and Princess Margaret wear summer dresses circa Margaret is Elizabeth's only sibling.
It was her 21st birthday. His wife became the Duchess of Edinburgh. Princess Elizabeth arrives at a state banquet in London in March Elizabeth ascended to the throne in February , when her father died of lung cancer at the age of Here, she walks to the altar during her coronation ceremony on June 2, The Queen has four children, including sons Charles and Edward.
Charles is next in line for the throne.
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