51 Photos of Queen Elizabeth That Offer More Insight into Her Extraordinary Life
glamour.com, has been living in the public eye since birth, even though her family could never imagine they would become the faces of the United Kingdom.
When her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne in 1936, her father, King George VI, took on the responsibilities of the kingdom and put Lizzie in line for the throne.
When George passed away on February 6, 1952, at age 56, she officially became II. She was 25.Since then, she's managed to keep both her royal, familial, and corgi mom duties at the forefront of her life.Below, take a glimpse at Queen Elizabeth II's colorful life in photos, documenting her childhood in London all the way up till her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.Elizabeth pictured her pets, corgis Jane and Dookie.
The monarch went on to adopt more and more corgis later in life once she was a sitting queen. A young Princess Elizabeth at Windsor Castle.
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