Remembering the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, who spent seven decades on the throne as the U.K. rebuilt from war, lost an empire, transformed its economy and both entered and left the European Union.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh wave from the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the queen's coronation celebrations June 2, 1953. Keystone | Getty Images In May 2017, a month before Philip's 96th birthday, Buckingham Palace announced that the duke was retiring from his...
a meticulously detailed portrait of Elizabeth II as both a human being and an institution, bestselling author Robert Lacey brings the queen to life as never before: as baby "Lilibet" learning to wave to a crowd in the Royal Mews; as a child "ardently praying for a brother" so as to ...
During the 1981 Trooping the Colour ceremony, six weeks before the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, six shots were fired at the Queen from close range as she rode down The Mall, London, on her horse, Burmese. Police later discovered the shots were blanks. The 17-year-old...
The photo was taken to mark the queen'sPlatinum Jubilee, the celebration of her 70 years on the throne, the royal family said. Queen Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to ever reach that milestone, which she celebrated three months before her death. ...
Duty was the royal family's ethos under Elizabeth's reign. "I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service," she once told the nation. Queen Elizabeth II's coronation regalia 23 photos But behind the scenes, the family s...
While the crown has always had its critics, some more biting than others, Elizabeth II's reign has encompassed both the era of a citizenry that still looked to the queen (and her father,King George VI, before her and so on) for guidance when global affairs threaten...
His red sports car was increasingly seen parked outside the palace and it was said that when he first asked the King for Elizabeth’s hand, the couple was advised to wait. One obstacle was the fact that Philip had been baptized into the Greek Orthodox Church. Before...
In 1947, almost five years before becoming queen, the 21-year-old Elizabeth promised the people of Britain and the Commonwealth that “my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service.” It was a promise she kept across more than seven decades. ...
Royal expert Katie Nicholl gives ET an update on the health of Queen Elizabeth II ahead of her 70th Anniversary as monarch. Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch has recently suffered several health setbacks and has not been seen out p