Thank you, Your Majesty

Front main image: The Queen attends a reception for 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on July 3, 2018.

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Back:The Queen and the Prince of Wales during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London on Monday, October 14, 2019.

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The longest-reigning monarch in British history leaves behind a legacy that will never be surpassed.

Her death on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at the age of 96 came as a shock to a nation that in the summer had celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, and had witnessed the monarch greeting Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral only two days beforehand.

As the nation mourns the passing of an irreplaceable figurehead, this publication celebrates her life with a wealth of delightful images, from her earliest days to her role as one of the world’s most inspirational, influential and well-known women… Queen Elizabeth II.

The passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II marks not just the end of a remarkable life – a life like no other – but the end of an era. Her reign lasted longer than that of any previous British monarch, and most of her subjects have never known any other head of state.

For the last seven decades she worked tirelessly as Queen of her Realm and Head of the Commonwealth, performing her royal duties at home and abroad. Her likeness appeared on every British coin and note in circulation – ensuring her place in the daily life of every one of her subjects.

Just three months after the nation united to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, in June 2022, the nation and the Commonwealth were united in mourning her loss.

During her seven decades of service the Queen was a remarkable and constant presence, guiding and leading… a voice of calm in an increasingly turbulent and chaotic world facing climate and energy crises, tackling a global pandemic and witnessing frequent political upheaval.

Alongside her parents, the young princess stood strong in the face of hostility as war raged across Europe from 1939 to 1945. With the passing of her father King George VI in 1952, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary became Queen at the age of just 25.