1944
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Then- Princess Elizabeth working as a truck mechanic during World War II. Photo: Getty
1980s
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During the 1981 Trooping the Colour, a 17-year-old boy shot blanks at Queen Elizabeth as she rode horseback. Nevertheless, she persisted and finished the parade. Photo: Getty
1993
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The Queen shoots a machine gun in an undated photo. Photo: AP
2009
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Queen Elizabeth owns all the (unclaimed) swans in England and Wales thanks to a Medieval law which preserved the then-delicacy for royals. The swans are counted every year. Here, the Queen is pictured attending a "Swan Upping". Photo: Getty
2012
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For the London Olympics Opening Ceremony, the Queen filmed a short sketch with Daniel Craig as James Bond, which made it look like she parachuted into the arena. Photo: London Olympics
July 24, 2014
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She became the queen of selfies during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, when she surprised two members of the Australian women's hockey team by their selfie. "Ahh The Queen photo-bombed our selfie!!" hockey player Jayde Taylor wrote on twitter. Photo: @_JaydeTaylor
2016
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The Queen celebrates her 90th birthday at Windsor. Photo: Getty
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At 91, The Queen still drives a car; last month, she caused an internet storm when she was photographed driving a Jaguar home from church. In this photo, she's driving her Range Rover at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May. Photo: Getty
1945
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The Princess worked for the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service as both mechanic and truck driver; here she's pictured in her uniform. Photo: Getty
1947
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Princess Elizabeth (left) watches her parents partake in ride shooting during a trip to South Africa. Photo: Getty
1961
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The Queen rides an elephant howdah (throne) during a tiger hunt in Meghauli. Photo: Getty
2015
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On September 9, 2015, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch and female head of state. Here, The Queen attends a banquet during a visit to Berlin. She's also the most-traveled head of state, with 261 overseas visits 96 state visits to 116 countries (as of her Diamond Jubilee in 2012). Photo: Getty
1947
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Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on their wedding day; he was not her family's first choice, but she married him anyway. Photo: Getty
1947
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The newlyweds on their honeymoon at Earl Mountbatten's (Philip's Uncle) estate; Elizabeth, on the advice of Winston Churchill, famously did not take Philip's last name. Photo: Getty
1953
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Following the sudden death of her father on February 2, 1952, Elizabeth ascended the throne at the age of 25. She kept her own name, Elizabeth, as her regnal title. Her coronation on June 2, 1953 was the first ever to be televised, with 27 million people watching around the world. Photo: Getty
1952
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Though she was born on April 21, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her birthday again in June with the Trooping the Colour. The tradition of observing the British monarch's birthday during the summer, which offers a better chance of good weather, dates back to King George II in 1748. Photo: Getty
1977
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She doesn't have a passport, as all British passports are distributed in her name. Here, the Queen is pictured boarding a plane in Fiji. Photo: Getty
