On this day: February 6 1952 Princess Elizabeth ascended the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI
By Picture Desk
Published 6th Feb 2019, 14:17 GMT
Updated 11th Feb 2019, 09:37 GMT
In this picture special we look the early life of Queen Elizabeth II in images
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Queen Elizabeth (L), the Queen Mother celebrates her 100th birthday from the balcony of Buckingham Palace with her daughter Queen Elizabeth II, as thousands of people flocked to the streets outside the Palace to cheer the Queen Mother.
The Duchess of York, with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, arriving at Olympia for the International Horse show.
King George VI, his wife Queen Elizabeth and their two daughters, Princess Elizabeth (right) and Princess Margaret.
Princess Elizabeth dancing with her fiance, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, RN, at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, when a ball was held to welcome the royal family to Scotland.
Princess Elizabeth walking bareheaded through the rain to visit the Royal Tournament at Olympia in London.
Princess Elizabeth at the wheel of an Army vehicle when she served during the Second World War in the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
Princess Elizabeth arriving at the 16th century church at Balcombe, Sussex, for the wedding of Lady May Cambridge and Captain Henry Abel Smith.
Princess Elizabeth in the park.
The engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten is announced and the happy young couple are pictured together at Buckingham Palace.
Princess Anne in the arms of Princess Elizabeth, with the Duke of Edinburgh, holding Prince Charles, in the grounds of Clarence House, their London residence.
The Duke and Duchess of York with their baby daughter Princess Elizabeth.
Princess Elizabeth receives vehicle maintenance instruction on an Austin 10 Light Utility Vehicle while serving with No 1 MTTC at Camberley, Surrey.
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in the garden of their wartime country residence (Windsor) where they are staying. Their greatest pleasure is the occasional visits of the King and Queen. In view of the petrol shortage their Royal Highnesses ponycart has again been brought into use.
Two-year-old Princess Margaret (seated) with her sister Princess Elizabeth, aged seven.
Princess Elizabeth (left, later Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Princess Margaret Rose out for a ride with their nanny in their horse-drawn carriage, in 1933.
Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) is with her eldest daughter Princess Elizabeth (the Queen) on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, after the coronation of King George VI.
An informal picture of King George VI relaxing with his daughter Princess Elizabeth during a visit to Natal National Park in South Africa.
Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) and King George VI with their daughter Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), who will shortly celebrate her 18th birthday.
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), in her uniform of Sea Ranger, and Princess Margaret (right), at a drumhead service and march past by Girl Guides in London's Hyde Park.
The Queen, sitting on a grassy bank with the corgis, at Virginia Water to watch competitors, including Prince Philip in the Marathon of the European Driving Championship, part of the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
Queen Elizabeth II taking a close look at the crowded banks of instruments when she paid a visit to the flight deck of Concorde during her flight home from Bridgetown, Barbados, in the supersonic jetliner after her Silver Jubilee tour of the West Indies.
The Queen holding Prince Andrew during an outing in the grounds at Balmoral, Scotland, where the Royal Family are on holiday.
