Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her platinum jubilee in 2022, the first British monarch to reign for 70 years. Here 'The National' looks back at each of the years the queen has been on the throne. All photos: Getty Images
1952: A portrait of the queen and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
1953: The queen and the Duke of Edinburgh wave at the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, after the queen's coronation, on June 2.
1954: The queen talking to an injured ex-serviceman during a visit to Repatriation General Hospital in Hobart, Australia.
1955: Gen Francisco Craveiro Lopes, President of Portugal, leaves Westminster Pier for Buckingham Palace by coach, with the queen.
1956: The queen inspects the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment, at Kaduna Airport, Nigeria, during her Commonwealth tour.
1957: The queen presents the trophy to American tennis player Althea Gibson after she won the women's singles tennis title at Wimbledon.
1958: The queen shares a joke while watching Prince Philip during a cricket match at Highclere Castle, Hampshire.
1959: US president Dwight D Eisenhower with Prince Philip, Princess Anne, the queen, Prince Charles and John Eisenhower, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland.
1960: The queen and Prince Charles walk through Liverpool Street Station in London with their dogs, having returned by train from Sandringham after the Christmas holidays.
1961: The queen and Prince Philip leave Manchester by train.
1962: The queen attends the races at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey.
1963: The queen waves to residents from the rear of an open top car in the town of Russell, during a Commonwealth visit to New Zealand.
1964: The queen during the State Opening of Parliament ceremony in the chamber of the House of Lords, at the Palace of Westminster in London.
1965: At the Tissisal Falls, where the Blue Nile begins, with Emperor Haile Selassie during a royal visit to Ethiopia.
1966: The queen smiling after presenting England captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy, following England's 4-2 victory over West Germany in the World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London.
1967: The queen meets actor Rex Harrison and his wife Rachel Roberts at the premiere of the film 'Dr Dolittle' at the Odeon Marble Arch, London.
1968: The queen, Princess Margaret, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, riding at Ascot Racecourse.
1969: The royal family at Windsor: Prince Edward, the queen, Princess Anne, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew.
1970: US president Richard Nixon and British prime minister Edward Heath meet the queen for lunch at Chequers.
1971: Prince Charles takes part in a polo match in Windsor Great Park, accompanied by the queen and Prince Edward.
1972: The queen and Prince Philip with the president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, during a visit to Kenya.
1973: Anne, the Princess Royal and Mark Phillips with the queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London after their wedding.
1974: The queen with the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard at Buckingham Palace in London.
1975: The queen greets the public while visiting Greenwich, London.
1976: The queen looking relaxed standing next to her car.
1977: The crowd cheers the queen in her gilded state coach during her silver jubilee procession.
1978: The queen and Prince Philip are greeted by Native Canadians as they arrive by train during a tour of Canada.
1979: The queen is met by president Julius Nyerere at Dar es Salaam airport, at the start of a three-day state visit to Tanzania.
1980: On a tour of the Chelsea Flower Show, London.
1981: The Prince and Princess of Wales pose on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, with the queen.
1982: US president Ronald Reagan and the queen at a gala dinner at Windsor Castle.
1983: The queen and Prince Philip are met by Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi and president Zail Singh at Palam Airport, New Delhi, during a Commonwealth tour of India.
1984: Prince Charles is presented with an award by his mother, after a polo match at Smiths Lawn in Windsor.
1985: The queen visits the University of Evora during a state visit to Portugal.
1986: The queen and Li Xiannian, president of China, outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during her visit to China.
1987: The queen with Prince William and Prince Harry in the Royal Box at Guards Polo Club, Smiths Lawn, Windsor.
1988: US president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan chatting with the queen at Buckingham Palace.
1989: The royal family gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London for the Trooping the Colour ceremony. Pictured are Princess Margaret, Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William, the queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
1990: The queen on a walkabout in Reykjavik, during a three-day state visit to Iceland.
1991: England captain Will Carling introduces the queen to the England team before the Rugby World Cup Final against Australia at Twickenham.
1992: The queen at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin during an official tour of Germany. She is seen with President Richard Von Weizsaecker.
1993: The queen walking through the crowds at Royal Ascot.
1994: The queen, Princess Anne, Prince Philip and Princess Diana greeting well-wishers as they attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
1995: The queen at a banquet in Cape Town, South Africa, with president Nelson Mandela.
1996: Germany captain Jurgen Klinsmann lifts the trophy as the queen smiles, after the 1996 UEFA European Championships Final against Czech Republic at Wembley Stadium in London.
1997: The queen and Prince Philip view tributes from the public outside Buckingham Palace to Diana, Princess of Wales, after her funeral.
1998: The queen shopping at the trade stands at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
1999: With British prime minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair during the Millennium New Year celebrations in Greenwich, London.
2000: The queen and Italy's president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi walk past the honour guard at the Piazza Di Siena in Rome.
2001: The queen and other members of the royal family appear with the Queen Mother during celebrations to mark her 101st birthday in London.
2002: The queen and Prince Philip leave after a party for close friends and family at The Ritz hotel in London. The monarch was thanking them for making her golden jubilee year a success.
2003: Russian President Vladimir Putin is accompanied by the queen during a procession at the start of his state visit in London.
2004: The queen arrives in her horsedrawn carriage to attend Ladies Day at Royal Ascot.
2005: Prince Charles and his bride, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pose with their families and the queen at Windsor Castle after their wedding ceremony.
2006: The queen smiles at the crowds in Windsor, during a walk in the town to celebrate her 80th Birthday.
2007: A less-than-impressed queen raises her hand during a downpour as she stands with Prince Philip and Prince Charles on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
2008: The queen stands in the music room at Buckingham Palace after recording her Christmas day message to the Commonwealth.
2009: US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama with the queen and Prince Philip during an audience at Buckingham Palace.
2010: The queen and Prince Philip wear 3D glasses to watch a demonstration, during a visit to the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.
2011: The queen and Prince Philip arrive to open the Sainsbury Laboratory for Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge Botanic Garden.
2012: The queen makes a speech at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London.
2013: The queen and other members of the royal family leave Westminster Abbey in London, after the service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the coronation of the queen there.
2014: A smiling queen arrives for the opening of the Flanders Fields Memorial Garden at Wellington Barracks in London.
2015: The queen signs a book during a visit to the headquarters of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force's 603 Squadron in Edinburgh, Scotland.
2016: Prince Charles, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Prince William, Prince Harry, the queen, and Prince Philip stand on the balcony during the Trooping the Colour, this year marking the Queen's 90th birthday at The Mall.
2017: The queen and Prince Charles attend the State Opening Of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster, London.
2018: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and the queen at the Queen's Young Leaders Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
2019: The queen and US president Donald Trump arrive for a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
2020: Riding at Windsor. The queen has been in residence at Windsor Castle during the coronavirus pandemic.
2021: The queen takes her seat at the funeral of Prince Philip, in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
A BBC documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II taken from her personal archive will include clips of the monarch beaming at her engagement ring — months before the announcement was made public.
The queen granted the BBC unprecedented access to hundreds of home-made recordings shot by her, her parents and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in honour of her platinum jubilee.
The home movies, which had been held privately by the Royal Collection in the vaults of the British Film Institute, capture the queen’s life from being pushed in a pram by her mother to her coronation in 1953.
Footage from 1946 of then Princess Elizabeth showing off her new engagement ring soon after Prince Philip's proposal at Balmoral, which appears in the BBC documentary 'Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen'. Photo: BBC via PA Media
The 75-minute documentary, titled Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen, to be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on May 29,captures the first extended visit of Prince Philip to Balmoral in 1946, while the couple’s engagement was still not public.
It depicts a beaming Princess Elizabeth showing the camera her engagement ring.
The queen was a young princess when she first met naval cadet Prince Philip of Greece in 1939, during a visit to the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth where he was studying.
Footage from 1947 of Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth with their father, King George VI, on board 'HMS Vanguard' from the BBC documentary 'Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen'. Photo: BBC via PA Media
Prince Philip, who was 18, was introduced to Elizabeth, 13, at the house of the captain of the college.
The pair began writing to each other and Prince Philip was invited to spend the Christmas of 1943 with the royal family at Windsor.
It has previously been suggested the couple became unofficially engaged in the summer of 1946 while they were staying at Balmoral, but the official announcement was delayed until after Princess Elizabeth reached the age of 21 and returned from a royal tour of South Africa the following year.
This documentary is an extraordinary glimpse into a deeply personal side of the royal family that is rarely seen
Simon Young, the BBC’s commissioning editor for history
The couple wed in November 1947 and were married for 73 years before the Duke of Edinburgh died last April, merely a few months before his 100th birthday.
The BBC documentary depicts rare moments including footage of Princess Elizabeth with her uncle Prince George, Duke of Kent, who died in a plane crash in 1942 while on active service, and the King’s last visit to Balmoral in 1951.
It will also show the queen as a young mother with the king and queen fond grandparents to Prince Charles and Princess Anne.
Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, prior to his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, saluting as he resumes his attendance at the Royal Naval Officers School in 1947. Getty Images
Philip Mountbatten, prior to his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, batting at the nets during cricket practice while in the Royal Navy in 1947. Getty Images
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace shortly before their wedding in 1947. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, on their wedding day in 1947. Getty Images
Crowds gathering outside Buckingham Palace on the wedding day. Getty Images
Members of the British royal family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten. Getty Images
The marriage register of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, bearing the signatures of Philip and Elizabeth, the King and Queen and members of the Royal Family. Getty Images
Princess Elizabeth, King George VI, Princess Margaret Rose, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip walking through streets on their way to wedding of Patricia Mountbatten to Baron Brabour. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth talking to Prince Philip (second right), the Duke of Edinburgh, at the Royal Horse Show at Windsor, England. Getty Images
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, circa 1952. Getty Images
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip with their baby daughter Princess Anne following her christening, at Buckingham Palace in 1950. Getty Images
US President Eisenhower (centre) with the British Royal family: Prince Philip, Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Captain John Eisenhower, at Balmoral Castle in 1959. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and their three children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, and Prince Andrew in Balmoral on September 8, 1960.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip leave Manchester by train in 1961. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip presenting the Jules Rimet trophy to the England captain, Bobby Moore, after the teams World Cup final victory over West Germany in 1966. Getty Images
Prince Charles wearing a crown and robes after a ceremony where he was invested as the Prince of Wales, with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Caernarvon Castle, Wales, in 1969. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during the Royal Progress trip via boat down the River Thames to mark the Silver Jubilee in 1977. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth ll and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh entertain Sheikh Zayed on board the Royal Yacht Britannia during their State Visit in 1979. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images
Pope John Paul II with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during a Royal Tour of Italy in 1980. Getty Images
The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in 1981. Behind them are Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Getty Images
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after their marriage ceremony in 1981. Getty Images
Princess Diana holds her son Prince William in her arms in Buckingham Palace with Prince Charles, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The Prince was christened in 1982. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip appear with The Queen Mother during celebrations to mark her 101st in 2001. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip ride in the Golden State Carriage at the head of a parade from Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth smiles at the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace as Prince Harry, Prince William, Princess Anne and Prince Philip look on after attending the Trooping of the Colour in 2003. Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2008, in Ascot, England. Getty Images
The Sultan of Oman, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, presents Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II with a gold musical Faberge style egg as Prince Philip watches on at the royal palace in Oman.
Queen Elizabeth II holding the hand of her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as she arrives to address to the House of Lords, during the State Opening of Parliament in Westminster. EPA
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and her husband Prince Philip (R) stand next to the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan during a Ceremonial Welcome in the town of Windsor, west of London, on April 30, 2013. AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Prince Philip on the Queen's Stand during the Epsom Derby Day on Saturday, 2014. EPA
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh look at their homemade wedding anniversary card, given to them by their great grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle ahead of their 73rd wedding anniversary. Getty Images
BBC Studios reviewed more than 400 reels of film, discovering lost newsreel and behind-the-scenes recordings of state events, believed to have been privately commissioned by the royal family.
Filmmakers listened to more than 300 of the queen’s speeches, spanning more than eight decades, to make the documentary, which is narrated by the queen’s own voice and words alongside newsreel audio.
Simon Young, the BBC’s commissioning editor for history, said: “We are honoured that the queen has entrusted the BBC with such unprecedented access to her personal film collection.
“This documentary is an extraordinary glimpse into a deeply personal side of the royal family that is rarely seen, and it’s wonderful to be able to share it with the nation as we mark her platinum jubilee.”
Claire Popplewell, creative director for BBC Studios Productions, said: “As programme-makers who have previously worked closely with the royal household on ceremonial and celebratory broadcast events and programmes, the production team were under no illusion quite how special having access to this very personal archive was.
“Being able to draw upon the self-recorded history of a young Princess Elizabeth and her wider family — and allowing the queen to tell us her own story — is the very heart of this film.”
Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on May 29
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