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Queen Elizabeth II turns 90
"She may be my grandmother but she is also very much the boss." This comment, in a prepared speech by Prince William in India this week, highlights that fact that Queen Elizabeth II who turns 90 on April 21st this year – has reigned longer than any other British monarch, passing Queen Victoria's record last year. A collection of images over the years as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald. Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/photosSMH">Twitter</a> and check out our photography club <a href="https://smh.com.au/clique">Clique</a>.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she meets people being helped by the Prince's Trust at the Prince's Trust Centre in Kennington on March 8, 2016 in London, England. The Queen was visiting the Centre with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Prince's Trust. TRH's saw the impact the Prince's Trust has on young people and heard about the six programmes run by the Trust to help disadvantaged young people ages 13 to 30 to get into education and employment. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)Credit:Chris Jackson
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Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard pose for a group photo with Commonwealth leaders at CHOGM 2011 in Perth on Friday 28 October 2011. best image quality available extreme crop Photo: Andrew MearesCredit:Andrew Meares
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Queen Elizabeth II drives her Range Rover. She doesn't even need a license, that's how posh she is.Credit:Chris Jackson
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles at Prince Philip on Horse Guards Parade in London during the annual Trooping the Colour parade Saturday June 13, 2009. The Queen celebrates her official birthday Saturday with the Trooping the Colour parade involving more than 1,000 soldiers in the traditional display of pomp and pageantry. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld/PA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE **Credit:
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Fairfax Archives. Dame Joan Sutherland with the Queen after receiving an award at Admiralty House.3rd march 1992. photograph by andrew taylor.Credit:
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Supplied Trannie. For First Publication on Tuesday, 28th of May, 1985. H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. Please acknowledge: Portrait Study by Karsh of Ottawa. CAMERA PRESS LONDON. X35100-1 (58)Credit:
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The Queen stops to talk to some of the crowd in Civic Park yesterday after she had opened the art gallery. Photo by Herald photographer Alan Jolly 1977 ARCHIVAL REVIVAL 1970's THE HUNTER Glory days - THE ROYALS - Greatest crowds in history Royal Visit Newcastle 12-3-1977 Royal vist Archival revivalCredit:
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend the UK film premiere of 'Murder on the Orient Express' at the ABC Cinema, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, 1974. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) cr: Getty Images SL - Queen Elizabeth story, sept 27Credit:Keystone
![FILE PIC 7-11-1973 Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Sydney Opera House [150 online timeline]. pool pic
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FILE PIC 7-11-1973 Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Sydney Opera House [150 online timeline]. pool pic ***FDCTRANSFER*** Queen Elizabeth II - Visit - 1973Credit:ABC archives
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In 1970, the Queen visited the Electrolux Factory in Orange NSW. Photo: Orange & District Historical Society. Credit:Orange & District Historical Society
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The Queen at the Electrolux factory in Orange during her visit to Australia in 1970. Credit:Orange & District Historical Society
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HM The Queen sitting on rocks beside a waterfall on the Garbh Allt burn with two corgis on the Estate at Balmoral Castle, Scotland during the Royal Family's annual summer holiday in September 1971. Part of a series of photographs taken for use during the Silver Wedding Celebrations in 1972. (Photo by Lichfield/Getty Images).Credit:Lichfield
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1957: Queen Elizabeth II with Germaine Coty, the wife of French President Rene Coty during her state visit to France. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) cr: Getty Images SL - Queen Elizabeth story, sept 27Credit:Hulton Archive
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Queen Elizabeth II in Melbourne in 1954.Credit:Fox Photos
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1954, Royal Tour of Australia, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, are pictured standing beneath the King George V Memorial at a gathering of ex-servicemen and women at Canberra (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images) cr: Getty Images SL - Queen Elizabeth story, sept 27Credit:Popperfoto
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BB2AKF Queen Elizabeth II in Coronation Robes, photo Cecil Beaton. England, 1953. Credit Alamy tra5hot-cultureCredit:Alamy
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FILE PIC 23-3-1960. Photo : Please credit Cecil Beaton. This picture of Queen Elizabeth and her second son, Prince Andrew as a baby was made by Mr Cecil Beaton in the music room at Buckingham Palace, London. The Prince is only just over a month old .Credit:
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Queen Elizabeth II prepares to receive Homage after her coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London, 2nd June 1953. Michael Ramsey (1904 - 1988), the Bishop of Durham, is on the left, and Harold William Bradfield (1898 - 1960), the Bishop of Bath and Wells, is on the right. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Credit:Keystone
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FILE -- In a colorful and traditional ceremony Britain crowned a new Queen, the Empire's first reigning woman since Queen Victoria. Elizabeth II wore the bejeweled Imperial Crown and carried the Orb, in left hand, and Scepter with Cross as she left Westminster Abbey on June 02, 1953 at the end of the Coronation Ceremony. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 75th birthday on Saturday, April 21, 2001. (AP Photo/Fls) +++ B&W ONLY +++Credit:
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The Royal Wedding 2011. The bride and bridesgroom alone on the Throne Room after the wedding. Nov 20th 1947.Credit: