Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth's "Monoveen" (A Grantham up) taking the last fence alone to win the big Queen Elizabeth Chase at Hurst Park today

Agency: Central Press

Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth's "Monaveen" (A Grantham up) taking the last fence to finish 5th steeple chasing the Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool

Agency: S & G Press Agency

The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II and the Princess Royal at the funeral of King George VI

Agency: Keystone Press Agency Limited

Broadcast Date: 30 March 2002

Agency: Press Association

The Queen Mother pictured on her very first visit to Caithness after her bereavement, where she stayed as guests of Commander C G and Lady Doris Vyner (right). It was on a subsequent visit to the Vyners at the House of the Northern Gate, Dunnet, Caithness, that the Queen Mother spotted the derelict Castle of Mey

Photographer: J McDonald

On 4 August 1980, the Queen Mother (right leaning forward) celebrates her 80th birthday. In December 1936 her husband, the Duke of York, succeeded as King George VI. On 6 February 1952 he died, and this picture was taken on her daughter's Coronation Day, June 2 1953. On the balcony of Buckingham Palace, The Queen (left), and front row, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, with behind, the Duke of Edinburgh and the late Duke of Gloucester

Broadcast Date: 3 April 1980

Agency: Press Association

On 4 August 1980, the Queen Mother (left) celebrates her 80th birthday. In this May 1954 library picture, the Queen Mother receives actress Vivien Leigh, her husband Sir Laurence Olivier (now Lord Olivier) and Dame Sybil Thorndike (second left) at the Variety Club's all-star matinee at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's Haymarket

Broadcast Date: 3 April 1980

Agency: Press Association

She had made the Saturday afternoon flight from Windsor to inspect No 600 City of London Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force and the No 2600 City of London Light Anti-Aircraft Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment for which she was Honorary Air Commodore

Broadcast Date: 27 November 1986

Agency: Press Association

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

Agency: Central Press

The Sussex Stakes Handicap Steeplechase. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's "Mas-Tv-Va" ridden by A Freeman takes the last fence to win

Agency: S & G Press Agency

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

Obit

Agency: Press Association

Racing at Hurst Park. The Star and Garter Handicap Steeplechase. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's "Double Star" ridden by A Freeman takes the fence to win completing the first leg of a double for the Queen and himself

Agency: S & G Press Agency

Agency: Press Association

The Queen Mother standing on the equator line at Equator Station during her 1959 tour of Kenya with the "Colony's" Governor Sir Evelyn Baring. She is looking at a symbol of the globe on a marble plinth indicating the northern and southern hemispheres. The east African country became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1963

Broadcast Date: 27 November 1986

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 (left) celebrates her 80th birthday. In this library picture, two months before her 60th birthday, she is shown waiting for the Derby to get underway at Epsom. With her (second left to right), Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, The Queen and the Princess Royal

Broadcast Date: 3 April 1980

Agency: Press Association

On 4 August 1980, the Queen Mother celebrates her 80th birthday. In this library picture of 4 August 1960, she was celebrating her 60th birthday, with Prince Andrew on her lap, the Prince of Wales and Princess Anne, in the garden of Clarence House, London. Even the Queen Mother's corgi dog appears to have caught the festive mood

Broadcast Date: 3 April 1980

Agency: Press Association

Our latest picture of the Queen Mother's ten-year-old "The RIP", trained by P Cazalet, and ridden here by D Mould

Agency: Central Press

"Out of Town" (W Rees up) and "Vulmere" (Stan Mellor up) at Cheltenham

Photographer: Bernard Parkin

The Streatley Handicap Steeplechase. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's "The Rip" (D Mould) taking the last fence to win

Agency: S & G Press Agency

The Queen Mother's "Gay Record" (E F Kelly up) clearing the last fence in fine style shortly before winning the 2.30pm Withington Stayers' Handicap Steeplechase at Sandown Park this afternoon (Friday)

Agency: Unknown

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

Our latest picture of the Queen Mother's horse "Gay Record" (E Kelly up)

Agency: Central Press

Agency: Press Association

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother walks from her airliner on her arrival in Montreal yesterday, June 7, at the start of her 10 day visit to Canada. Walking with her at right is Mr John Diefenbaker, Canadian Prime Minister, who greeted the Queen Mother on her arrival

Broadcast Date: 8 June 1962

Agency: Associated Press

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/13

Agency: Camera Press

Photographer: Anthony Buckley

Her Majesty will celebrate her 63rd birthday on 4 August 1963. This new portrait study by Anthony Buckley shows the Queen Mother in the Drawing Room at Clarence House wearing a gown of white organza with sprays of embroidered jasmine in fine grey and yellow silk thread. Jewellery: diamond tiara, pearl and diamond necklace, diamond ear-rings and bracelet, diamond fringe brooch

Broadcast Date: 4 August 1963

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/16

Agency: Camera Press

Photographer: Anthony Buckley

The Queen Mother and the Duke of Gloucester, wearing their magnificent Garter Robes, walking in the procession to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle this afternoon

Agency: Central Press

The Queen Mother Elizabeth smiles after receiving honorary degree of Doctor of Letters at the University of West Indies in Kingston. At centre is Dr Philip Sherlock, Vice-Chancellor of the university and Princess Alice, the Countess of Athlone, Chancellor

Agency: Associated Press

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/24

Agency: Central Press

A corgi puppy is carried off the train after the Queen Mother surrounded by more of the family pets at Liverpool Street railway station, London. She had travelled back from Sandringham after her traditional New Year visit to her Norfolk estate and was beating the cold weather in January 1966 in an astrakhan coat and warm hat

Broadcast Date: 27 November 1986

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, the Queen Mother, fishes for trout at the outlet of the Clutha River at Lake Wanaka, central Otago, New Zealand. She caught nothing

Broadcast Date: 20 April 1966

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

Agency: Press Association

On 4 August 1980, the Queen Mother celebrates her 80th birthday. In this 6 February 1967 library picture, she returns to London after a visit to Sandringham, accompanied by Royal corgis, a breed of dogs long associated with the Royal Family. That day was the 15th anniversary of her widowhood

Broadcast Date: 3 April 1980

Agency: Press Association

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

Photographer: Bernard Parkin

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother places a cross in the Field of Remembrance after the service of dedication at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, today

Agency: BIPPA

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/33

Agency: Universal

Our latest picture of the Queen Mother's racehorse "Chaou II" (D Mould up)

Agency: Central Press

Agency: Popperfoto

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/37

Agency: Camera Press

ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/38

Agency: Camera Press

Our latest action picture of the Queen Mothers useful young steeplechaser "Inch Arran" (Richard Dennard up)

Agency: Central Press

Broadcast Date: 30 March 2002

Agency: Central Press

Our latest action picture of the Queen Mothers useful young steeplechaser "Inch Arran" (Richard Dennard up)

Agency: Central Press

Our latest action picture of the Queen Mothers useful young steeplechaser "Black Magic" (Richard Dennard up)

Agency: Central Press