As Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary, we're taking a look back at the Queen's wedding day and why it almost didn't happen.
Learn more about The Queen and Prince Philip's love story with our gallery of the best photos of the royal couple taken over their many years together. From a young Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten's engagement announcement and their beautiful wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in Nove...
Queen Elizabeth II, sitting on the St Edward's chair, holds the Sceptres, on June 2, 1953, at the Westminster Abbey, during her coronation, in London. (Photo by -/INTERCONTINENTALE/AFP via Getty Images) Queen Elizabeth II poses on her Coronation day, June 2, 1953, in London. (Photo...
When you're royalty, you've got to dress like it — something Queen Elizabeth II has always been a pro at. In honor of her 90th birthday, we've gathered some of her most remarkable looks. 1 1930: Adorable Ruffles Getty Images Even as a toddler, little Queen Elizabeth II (then simp...
Queen Camilla Favors Shades of Blue and Lace Detailing in Dior Dress for Royal Ascot Day Two, Pays Homage to Queen Elizabeth II With Turquoise Brooch The queen consort accessorized Wednesday's look with a brooch from Queen Elizabeth II's collection. ...
Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the royal wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston wearing a hot pink suit, with a matching hat and pumps.
Mary had given the fringe tiara to her daughter-in-law, Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother), in 1936. The Queen Mum is the one who loaned the tiara to Princess Elizabeth for her wedding in 1947. (Queen Elizabeth II didn’t inherit the tiara until her mother’s death in 2002; the Quee...
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Read about her young life, husband, children, grandchildren, death, funeral, and more.
On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II officially became Britain’s ruling monarch after the death of her father, King George VI, on February 26, 1952. The coronation was held in Westminster Abbey and was the first to be broadcast on television. At the beginning of Queen Elizabeth II’s rei...
The first time Elizabeth and Philip crossed paths was at the 1934 wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark and Prince George, Duke of Kent. Philip was 13 and Elizabeth was just eight years old. At that point, she was not in line to ever inherit the throne. She only became the...