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Agency: Unknown

Composite photograph. The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret in the garden with their dogs (left) and the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth II (right). Obit

Agency: Hulton Deutsch

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Agency: Camera Press

Agency: Camera Press

Photographer: Cecil Beaton

Flashback to July 1936, when Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, then the Duchess of York, and accompanied by her husband, the Duke of York, later King George VI, opened the coal shipping terminal, Jarrow Staith, on the Tyne. When she opens the new Tyne terminal on Thursday 7 November she will operate the same switch as used at the previous ceremony 49 years ago. Obit

Broadcast Date: 7 November 1985

Agency: Press Association

Broadcast Date: 30 March 2002

Agency: Hulton Picture Library

Agency: Hulton Picture Library

Agency: Hulton Picture Library

Agency: Hulton Picture Library

Agency: Hulton Picture Library

Agency: Hulton Picture Library

Queen Elizabeth stands with King George VI and rescue workers who were clearing away some of the debris at Buckingham Palace following damage inflicted after a bomb dropped during a night raid, exploding at Buckingham Palace, demolishing a swimming pool and breaking windows in the North wing of the Palace. Their Majesties were absent at the time and there were no casualties

Agency: Hulton Picture Library

Queen Elizabeth stands with King George VI and rescue workers who were clearing away some of the debris at Buckingham Palace following damage inflicted after a bomb dropped during a night raid, exploding at Buckingham Palace, demolishing a swimming pool and breaking windows in the North wing of the Palace. Their Majesties were absent at the time and there were no casualties

Agency: Hulton Picture Library

Queen Elizabeth stands with King George VI and rescue workers who were clearing away some of the debris at Buckingham Palace following damage inflicted after a bomb dropped during a night raid, exploding at Buckingham Palace, demolishing a swimming pool and breaking windows in the North wing of the Palace. Their Majesties were absent at the time and there were no casualties

Broadcast Date: 1985

Agency: Associated Press

The Queen with the King behind her majesty inspecting bunks in one of the deep air raid shelters during their majesties' tour of South London. Obit

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/2

Agency: Associated Press

Peter Townsend at Morning Service with the Royal Family. Group Captain Peter Townsend, then an Equerry to the King, leaving St Paul's Cathedral, London with the Royal Family after attending morning service on a National Day of Prayer in 1947

Broadcast Date: 10 November 1988

Agency: Unknown

On 4 August 1980, the Queen Mother celebrates her 80th birthday. The Queen Mother has always been famous for her millinery and in this July 1947 library picture she wears a striking toque, in grey felt, decorated all round the high brim with clipped ostrich feathers, finished off with a felt bow on the right side. The occasion was as Queen Elizabeth she attended a St James's Palace garden party in aid of the British Empire Nurses War Memorial Fund

Broadcast Date: 3 April 1980

Agency: Press Association

On 4 August 1982, the Queen Mother celebrates her 82nd birthday. On that day, Prince William of Wales will be christened in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace, London. In this December 1948 library picture, as Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI, she holds her first grandson, Prince Charles, on the occasion of his christening

Broadcast Date: 23 July 1982

Agency: Press Association

The Queen Mother's horse "Devon Loch" (R Francis up)

Agency: Central Press

The Queen Mother sees her racehorse "Devon Loch" at Kempton Park after he finished second in the King George VI Steeple Chase. The meeting was postponed from Boxing Day

Broadcast Date: 3 July 1990

Agency: Press Association

The Queen Mother's horse "Sparkling Knight" (A Freeman up) winning at Worcester

Photographer: Bernard Parkin

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Agency: Press Association

The Queen Mother leaves the West Suk tribe's section of the African district exhibitors' stand at the Western Kenya Show, held at Eldoret, during her tour of Kenya

Broadcast Date: 28 November 1986

Agency: Press Association

On 4 August 1980 the Queen Mother (right) celebrates her 80th birthday. In this 23 February 1962 library picture, accompanied by the Queen, she arrives at Windsor's Theatre Royal for a performance of G B Shaw's "You Never Can Tell"

Broadcast Date: 3 April 1980

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles has a welcoming kiss for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, when she arrived at Canberra Airport, Australia today. Prince Charles who is currently in school at Timbertop, the up-country section of Geelong Grammer School, near Melbourne, Victoria, took time off to greet the Queen Mother who is on a tour of Australia and New Zealand

Agency: Associated Press

Queen Elizabeth II of England (right) points at the planes taking part in a fly past over Buckingham Palace for the benefit of her youngest son Prince Edward, after the Trooping the Colour ceremony today, marking her official birthday. Others shown on the balcony are from left to right: Earl Mountbatten of Burma, in the uniform of Colonel of the life guards and gold stick in waiting; Princess Margaret; in front of her Prince Andrew; Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: in front of her, Viscount Linley, son of Princess Margaret

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ

Agency: BIPPA

The Queen Mother's horse "Irish Rover" (D Mould up) at Cheltenham

Photographer: Bernard Parkin

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, followed by her granddaughter, Princess Anne, 17, walks to her carriage at Liverpool Street station today when the Royal Family left London to spend the rest of the Christmas holiday at Sandringham, their Norfolk home

Agency: Associated Press

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/38

Agency: Camera Press

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's "Makaldar" (D Mould) on left taking the last hurdle to win from "Ballypru" (G Cramp)

Agency: S & G Press Agency

Another winner at Sandown Park this afternoon for the Queen Mother, with Terry Biddlecombe taking Her Majesty's "Isle of Man" over the final flight to win the Metropolitan Novices Hurdle Race (Division two) part 1

Agency: Central Press

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/43

Agency: Central Press

The Queen Mother who today celebrates her 75th birthday. Tonight her special day will end with a family dinner party given in her honour by the Queen at Buckingham Palace

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/44

Agency: Press Association

The Queen Mother's horse "Isle of Man" jumping water jump on way to winning Magma Carta Handicap Chase, Windsor

Agency: Selwyn Photos

On 4 August 1980, The Queen Mother (third left) celebrates her 80th birthday. This picture was taken on her 76th birthday in the grounds of Clarence House, London. Celebrating that birthday with her were Prince Edward (left), the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew, The Queen, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, Princess Margaret and Viscount Linley

Broadcast Date: 3 April 1980

Agency: Press Association

The Queen Mother's horse "Colonius" (W Smith up) winning the South Downs Handicap Chase, Plumpton

Agency: Selwyn Photos

Partnered by Major Alan Ferrier, the commanding officer of the local "Terriers", the Queen Mother dances the Dashing White Sergeant, at the Royal Jubilee Ball held in the Assembly Rooms, Wick, Caithness

Photographer: Janet McDonald

Obviously enjoying herself the Queen Mother applauds loudly at the end of one of the Scottish dances in which she was partnered by Lord Thurso at the Royal Jubilee Ball in the Assembly Rooms, Wick, Caithness

Photographer: Janet McDonald

With Lord Glamis and Lady Thurso in the foreground, the Queen Mother and Lord Thurso (right) wait their turn to perform some of the intricacies of the Eightsome Reel, at the Royal Jubilee Ball, held in the Assembly Rooms, Wick, Caithness

Photographer: Janet McDonald

Broadcast Date: 22 May 1980

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/50

Agency: Daily Star

The Post Office's tribute to the Queen Mother, a commemorative 12p stamp to be issued on her 80th birthday, 4 August. It is the first British postage stamp to mark a Royal birthday. Designed by Jeffery Matthews, it is based on a photograph by Norman Parkinson, who has recently taken pictures of all members of the Royal Family

Agency: Press Association

This portrait of the Queen Mother, who celebrates her 80th birthday in August, was painted in 1940 by Augustus John who considered it a failure but the Queen Mother liked it and gave it a place of honour in her drawing room. Now, the portrait is among the paintings and drawings the Queen Mother has loaned to an exhibition celebrating her birthday. Called "The Queen Mother, a Celebration", the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, runs from 27 June 1980 to 28 September 1980

Agency: Press Association

The Queen Mother with her six grandchildren in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace today after the service of thanksgiving in honour of her 80th birthday at St Paul's Cathedral. They are Princess Anne (seated right) and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (seated left) with (standing from left) Viscount Linley, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles and Prince Edward

Agency: Press Association

As part of her 80th birthday celebration, the Queen Mother tonight visited the Press Club, Shoe Lane, London, where she tried her skill on the snooker table, watched by secretary, John Le Neve Johnson (left)

Agency: Press Association

With cap plumes fluttering in today's summer breeze, the Prince of Wales (left) and his royal grandmother, the Queen Mother, are shown during the procession of The Most Noble Order of the Garter at Windsor

Agency: Press Association

Broadcast Date: 27 April 1982

Agency: Unknown

Broadcast Date: 8 June 1982

Agency: Express

The Queen Mother unveiling a portrait of herself by artist Michael Noakes at the University of London today to mark her 25 years as its Chancellor. She resigned the Chancellorship in 1980 to be succeeded by Princess Anne

Agency: Press Association

The Queen Mother celebrates her 83rd birthday on 4 August 1983, and this new portrait of her, commissioned by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery from Israeli artist Avigdor Irikha, goes on show at the gallery to coincide with her birthday. The portrait, measuring approximately 20 by 20 inches, was painted in oils in the course of a single day (6 July) at Clarence House, London

Agency: Press Association