Queen Elizabeth through the years

The Queen has sat on the throne since 1952

Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, and was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Before she was Queen, she was Princess Elizabeth. Princess Elizabeth is seen here wearing lace fingerless gloves with a ruched chiffon dress in 1935. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain poses with her pony at age 10. (Getty Images)

Princesses Elizabeth and her sister Margaret making a broadcast to the children of the Empire during World War II. Princess Margaret died in 2002 at age 71. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Princess Elizabeth in the state apartments at Buckingham Palace during her engagement to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in July 1947.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Princess Elizabeth represents the King at colorful trooping ceremony. (Getty Images)

Princess Elizabeth, and her husband Prince Philip in 1957, on their wedding day. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth has four kids. Her oldest, Prince Charles, is seen here at age 2 in 1951 being carried by his father, Prince Phillip. Elizabeth, who was Princess Elizabeth at the time, holds her daughter Princess Anne, as they walked the grounds of Clarence House.  Elizabeth and Philip also share kids, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II of England took the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, following her father's, George VI, death. (Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth is seen here after her coronation. (Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II driving her children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Windsor, watched by a group of onlookers, 1957. (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip pose for a picture once she has taken the throne. She is seated and wearing a crown, he is standing in uniform. (Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth looking at a picture album with her sons Prince Andrew (left) and Prince Edward, December 1971. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Kennedy pose with Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace. A banquet was held in the president's honor. (Photo by Photoquest/Getty Images)

Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward and Prince Charles all gathered at Buckingham Palace in 1972.  (Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth smiles with her pet dog at Sandringham House. (Getty Images)

The Prince and Princess of Wales pose on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, with the Queen and some of the bridesmaids, 29th July 1981. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images)

Princess Diana with her mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth, watching a polo match. (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed the derby. She attended the Epsom Derby in June 1990. The Queen has an affinity for horses.  (Photo by Georges De Keerle/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles laugh while watching the children's sack race at the 2012 Braemar Highland Gathering at The Princess Royal & Duke of Fife Memorial Park on September 1, 2012 in Braemar, Scotland. (Photo by Indigo/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were accompanied by their son, Prince Edward, during Trooping of the Colour ceremony at Buckingham Palace in June 2000. (Photo by Ken Goff/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II accepts bunches of flowers from well-wishers and receives help from Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie as she leaves Sandringham Church after she attended the Christmas Day service on December 25, 2005 in Norfolk, England.   (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II with Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips. The three are pictured in the Royal Box as they attend day 3 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 21, 2007 in Ascot, England. (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the finale of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations on June 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip attend the Royal Ascot Ladies Day in June 2010 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, James, Viscount Severn and Lady Louise Windsor attend the Trooping the Colour, marking the Queen's 90th birthday at The Mall on June 11, 2016 in London, England. (Danny Martindale/WireImage)

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Queen Elizabeth at the Queen's Young Leaders Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 26, 2018. (Photo by John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II inspected Lightning II strike aircraft at Royal Air Force Marham in February 2020, right before the pandemic hit. (Photo by Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth takes her seat during the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II was photographed at Sandringham House to mark the start of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Year in February 2022. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)