The Platinum Queen: as much of the UK continues to celebrate the 70-year reign of Elizabeth II, we look back at seven decades of service in style.
Follow our bio link for HM’s fashion evolution and swipe through our gallery here to view:
1. On the balcony of Government House, Melbourne, during HM’s tour of Australia, March 1954 | Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
2. Boarding a plane to fly to Scotland on a tour, 19th May 1969 | Ray Bellisario/Popperfoto via Getty Images
3. During her visit to New Zealand, 1977 | Serge Lemoine/Getty Images
4. Visiting the Royal Military Police Training Centre in Chichester, Sussex, England, 28th July 1982 | David Levenson/Getty Images | @davidlevenson
5. At the Royal Windor Horse Show, 10th May 1991 | Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
6. With Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, attending a reception for "A Celebration of Novia Scotia" at the Cunard Centre on 29th June 2010 in Halifax, Canada | Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images | @chrisjacksongetty
7. With Anna Wintour, Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council, and royal dressmaker Angela Kelly, as they view Richard Quinn's runway show before presenting him with the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, 20th February 2018 in London | Yui Mok - Pool/Getty Images
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“Your life has been a gift, not just for the United Kingdom, but for the world.”
Barack Obama pays tribute to Elizabeth II on the occasion of her platinum jubilee.
HM is pictured through the last seven decades here, or follow our bio link for full coverage of the Queen’s 70-year reign from @gettyarchive.
1. In the grounds of Balmoral Castle, 28th September 1952 | Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Hulton Archive
2. Turning towards the Duke of Edinburgh during the 1961 Trooping the Colour ceremony | Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images
3. At Sandringham House in February, 1970 | Bettmann
4. With Prince Charles, after HM had presented him with a prize at Polo in Windsor, 28th July 1985 | Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
5. Wearing the King George IV State Diadem, which is decorated with symbolic roses, shamrock and thistle, at the State Opening of Parliament, 24th November 1998 | Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
6. Amused: walking past Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who is standing to attention in his uniform and bearskin hat at Buckingham Palace in 2005 | Anwar Hussein/Getty Images
7. Celebrating the start of the Platinum Jubilee during a reception in the Ballroom of Sandringham House on 5th February 2022 in King's Lynn, England. The Queen came to the throne 70 years ago when the ailing King George VI , who had lung cancer, died at Sandringham in the early hours | Joe Giddens - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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