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The world is in shock over the death of England's beloved, long-reigning Queen Elizabeth II. Confirmed by the royal family's official Twitter account, Queen Elizabeth died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon at the age of 96. She reigned as a steady fixture for 70 years alongside 15 different prime ministers, meeting 13 US presidents during her tenure. As the world collectively mourns her death, we want to revisit the iconic matriarch's most regal moments during her 70-year reign…

She was just 5th in the line of succession, but a series of historical vagaries put the princess on the world’s most powerful throne.

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, was 96 years old when she died in September 2022.

After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II not only served as the country’s head of state but as a fashion icon, too. Click the link to see how her style evolved right alongside the many phases of her storied reign.

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Her Majesty 👑 on Instagram: “An incandescent young Queen Elizabeth II in the sorely missed Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara. It was dissembled for for the stones to be reset…”

HM Queen Elizabeth II, 1950s.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022 (Photo: 1961)

See some of the most iconic images of British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II from her life and reign for over 70 years.

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The monarch was given the jewels as a wedding gift

“Despite Philip’s British background and his fine war record, George VI was deeply worried about how British opinion…would take to a Greek Prince as the husband of the heiress presumptive,” Time reported. “There was also something about his daughter’s brash young man with his loud, boisterous laugh and his blunt, seagoing manners that irritated the gentle King.”

A guide to Queen Elizabeth's most lavish tiaras, including the ones she's lent Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton. Read details here.

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With a historic seven decades on the throne, it’s safe to say that Queen Elizabeth had a long and eventful reign (and life) full of ups and downs.

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beautiful colorizations of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret made by klimbims