The Queen's 50th Birthday. Windsor, Berkshire. A special 50th birthday photograph of the Queen with Prince Philip and their youngest son, Prince Edward, 12, in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The Queen, who will next year have been on the Throne for 25 years, celebrates her 50th birthday today

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Royal Birthday Group. A special 50th birthday photograph of the Queen with Prince Philip and their youngest son, Prince Edward, 12, in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The Queen, who will next year have been on the Throne for 25 years, celebrates her 50th birthday today

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Philadelphia. Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip playfully discuss the colonial furnishings including the signing table where the Declaration of Independence was signed

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The Queen reading her Speech from the Throne when, with the Duke of Edinburgh seated beside her as she opened Parliament in Wellington during her Silver Jubilee tour of New Zealand

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Photographer: Ron Bell

A radiant smile from the Queen in London's Hyde Park today on the eve of her 51st birthday. She was planting a silver birch tree, the last of nine to be planted in a bed of silver trees and shrubs designed to commemorate the Silver Jubilee, in a ceremony at the Park today

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Doncaster. The Queen and Prince Edward 'shield' their ears at RAF Finningley, near Doncaster, today during the Silver Jubilee Review of the Royal Air Force. With them is Prince Philip. See PA story review

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Queen Elizabeth II talks to Chief Hilliard McNabb (a cree Indian) of the Gordon Reserve during a short stop here as the Royal Train travelled through northern Saskatchewan

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Photographer: Rod MacIvor

Queen's 1979 Tour of The Gulf: Bahrain: The Grand Old Lady of the Gulf, where oil was discovered in 1930's, greeted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh when they arrived in the Royal Yacht Britannia from Kuwait on the second stage of their three week tour of the Middle East. Attired in a cool ice blue silk coat the Queen was greeted by the Emir of Bahrain. Picture shows: Wearing elaborate white robes smothered in gold, and carrying a magnificent scimitar, Sheik Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain, welcomes the Queen who has just received a bouquet of flowers

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Royal Visit: Queen Elizabeth II was today received in Copenhagen. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were received in the harbour of the royal Danish family. Shortly afterwards they drove through Copenhagen to the royal castle, Amalienborg

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The Fruits of a Royal Marriage. Grampian, Scotland. Today the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrate 32 years of marriage. This picture of their sons was taken during a recent family holiday at Balmoral Castle, Grampian, Scotland. (Left to right) Prince Andrew, The Prince of Wales, and Prince Edward

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Photographer: Ron Bell

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the time of their 32nd Wedding anniversary. With them in this picture at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, their grandson, Master Peter Phillips, and their children, Peter's mother, the Princess Anne, and Prince Edward, The Prince of Wales and Prince Andrew

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Celebration for Royal Family. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary today. In this recent picture they are shown with their children and grandchild at their Scottish home, Balmoral Castle. (Left to right), Master Peter Phillips, his mother, Princess Anne, The Prince of Wales, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward (right)

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Photographer: Ron Bell

Balmoral Informality. Grampian, Scotland. Today the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary. They are seen in this recent picture in the grounds of their Scottish home Balmoral Castle, with their sons, The Prince of Wales (second right), Prince Andrew (second left), and Prince Edward

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Photographer: Ron Bell

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip seated on a sofa at the Vatican, talk with Secretary of State Monsignor Agostino Casaroli as they were about to be received by the Pope here Friday

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Visit to Tin Mine Cornwall St Ives [?] Wind blown Queen's protective helmet off which is handed back to her by Lord Falmouth

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With Alistair Burnet and Di Edwards-Jones

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The Queen and the Queen Mother need the shelter of their wide brimmed hats as the sunshine bathed Epsom Race Track today giving Derby day a festive holiday atmosphere

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London. The Queen leans forward to reassure her horse, Burmese, as she enters the Horse Guards Parade today after the incident in the Mall. A man fired several blanks at her from a replica pistol as she rode down the Mall for the Trooping the Colour ceremony. He was arrested and taken to Cannon Row police station

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London. Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth riding her horse "Burmese" past crowds at Buckingham Palace, on the way back after the Trooping the Colour Ceremony near the palace. A 17 year old youth fired six "blank shots" only a few feet from her as she arrived on horseback near the Horse Guards Parade where the ceremony took place. No one was hurt and the youth was dragged to the ground and arrested

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Marcus Sarjeant, the man who fired several blank shots at Queen Elizabeth as she rode down the Mall for the Trooping the Colour ceremony

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Windsor. The Prince of Wales receives a star shaped medallion from his mother, The Queen, at the Guards Polo Club, Windsor Great Park, this evening, after his team, England II, beat Spain in this afternoon's Silver Jubilee Cup Polo meeting. This proved to be the heir to the throne's last polo game as a bachelor. On Wednesday, he weds Lady Diana Spencer, who watched today's game

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Heathrow: Three royal corgis are carried down the steps of an Andover of the Queen's Flight at Heathrow Airport today after the Queen and members of the Royal Family had disembarked. They flew in from Aberdeen today at the end of their summer holiday at Balmoral. See PA Story 'Queen' timed 1457 onwards

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With Prince Philip looking on, Queen Elizabeth II views an orchid that was named in her honor Saturday at the Peradeniya Botanic Gardens. The plant is named Dendrobium Elizabeth Regina II

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Photographer: Robbins

Prince Philip gets a taste of Scotland today watched by the Queen as he samples the wares of the Scottish bottled and canned food manufacturers, Baxters, during today's visit to the company's headquarters at Fochabers, Moray. Watching eagerly, are group chairman Gordon Baxter (glasses, left) and brother Ian (second left), vice chairman of W A Baxter & Sons

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Windsor, England. Prince Charles kisses hand of Queen Elizabeth II after receiving a medal, after England polo team including Prince Charles had lost to an American team here in international polo meeting

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Photographer: P Skingley

The Queen wearing a pale blue coat and straw hat in a darker blue, waves goodbye on today's grey day departure from Heathrow airport, London for her month long tour of Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth

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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh crowned with flowers and garlanded during their visit to the South Pacific islands of Tuvalu (formerly the Ellice Islands). They were watching traditional dances by islanders

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Picture of the Queen. Queen Elizabeth smiles as a youngster in Georgetown takes a picture of her during a walkabout in the center of town Thursday. The Queen opened the Cayman Legislature with a speech prior to meeting the people of Georgetown

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Meeting for Lunch. President Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth II, Mrs Reagan and Duke of Edinburgh brave (text faded) winds and rain outside the Reagan ranch Tuesday afternoon in California, prior to having lunch at the ranch

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After the Performance. Queen Elizabeth II, left, walks with San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein as they leave the Louise M Davies Symphony Hall Thursday after a musical performance

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Demonstrate Against The Queen. Protesters line the street in downtown Seattle as Queen Elizabeth II walks past Monday on her way to a local hotel. No incidents of violence were reported

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Photographer: George Rose

The Queen stops for a chat with Mrs Dinah Cooper a patient at the Westminster Hospital where there Queen opened new operating theatres today

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Photographer: Ron Bell

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II inspects the Queen's Company, Grenadier Guards, as their Colonel in Chief. The company later removed headgear and gave three cheers for their Queen

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The Queen looks at the preserved head of Persimmon which she has loaned to the National Horseracing Museum which she officially opened at Newmarket today. The old Subscription Rooms have been transformed to mirror the history of racing from its start some 300 years ago to the present day. Many royal souvenirs have been loaned by The Queen

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Photographer: Ron Bell

The Queen speaking in London today when she opened the new International Maritime Organisation Headquarters building on the Albert Embankment

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Before Dinner Photo. Just about to enter for the evenings gala dinner at the Royal Palace here, Britain's and Sweden's Royal Couples lined up to give the photographers a chance to immortalize. Left to right Prince Philip, Queen Silvia, Queen Elizabeth II and King Carl Gustaf in their ceremonial clothes

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Queen Elizabeth and Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi during arrival ceremonies after the Queen and Prince Phillip arrived for a four day state visit to Kenya

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Merry point… the Queen with the President of Bangladesh, Ahsahuddin Chowdhury, when the Queen visited his palace today, the first full day of the State Visit to Bangladesh. Her schedule today includes visiting the Savar Memorial to the three million people who died in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971

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Photographer: Ron Bell

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, are photographed with Mrs Indira Ghandi (right) and President Zail Singh (2nd from left) of India upon their arrival at the New Delhi airport for their 10 day official visit to India

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Photographer: Arthur Tsang

King Hussein of Jordan, and the Queen stand together on the Tarmac at Amman military airport, when the Queen arrived for a four day state visit this morning

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London. Prince William is held in arms of his father Prince Charles, as he talks to his mother, Williams grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they wait for the RAF to fly past, after Trooping of the Colours, on the Queen's birthday

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Inspecting Guard of Honor. The Queen inspects the Royal Guard of Honor provided by the Third Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment. Accompanying the Queen is Major J Ivan Fenton

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Photographer: James Haggarty

Mitterrand's State Visit. The Queen and French President Francois Mitterrand at last night's banquet given by the President at the French Ambassador's Residence, London

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Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by Portuguese President Antonio Ramalho Eanes review the Marine honor guard on arrival here this morning for a four day official visit

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip pictured today inside Westminster Abbey, London during the service to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of the Second World War

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