Queen Elizabeth II: Life in pictures

Queen Elizabeth II peep round for corner during one visit to di Royal Albert Hall for London, wey mark di end of 8 year restoration program.

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Queen Elizabeth II bin live her life in di public eye. We go look back at her reign, from wen she be baby to heir to Britain longest-reigning monarch.

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The Queen Mother (then the Duchess of York) with her husband, King George VI (then the Duke of York), and their daughter Queen Elizabeth II (then Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) at her christening in May 1926

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Wetin we call dis foto, Dem born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor on April 21,1926, for one house off Berkeley Square for London. Na she be di first born of Albert, Duke of York - di second son of George V - and im wife, di former Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
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HRH Princess Elizabeth, circa 1929 aged about three years old. Artist Marcus Adams.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Wen she small, nobody see say di throne fit be her destiny
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Princess Elizabeth being greeted by an official, Windsor.

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Wetin we call dis foto, But, she show dat sense of responsibility from a very young age
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Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, the Royal sisters, as children, 1930s.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret Rose, wey dem born for 1930, go school for house
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The Royal Family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after the coronation of King George VI of England. Shown are (from left to right): Queen Elizabeth; Princess Elizabeth; Queen Mary the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret; and King George VI.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Afta di abdication of King Edward VIII for 1936, Elizabeth's father become George VI and she become heir
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Princess Elizabeth (right) and Princess Margaret during a wartime broadcast for Children's Hour on the BBC

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Wetin we call dis foto, During World War Two, Elizabeth and her sister Margaret bin leave Windsor. Dis picture show dem during dia broadcast to di nation for Children Hour on BBC
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Princess Elizabeth changing the wheel of a military vehicle during World War Two, in an unknown location. 1940s

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Wetin we call dis foto, Di young princess bin join di Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) briefly towards di end of di war, wia she learn gow to drive and service lorry
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Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip Mountbatten (later Prince Philip) make their way down the aisle of Westminster Abbey, London, on their wedding day, 20th November 1947.

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Wetin we call dis foto, For 1947 she marry her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, wey become Duke of Edinburgh
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Princess Elizabeth holds her son Prince Charles after his Christening ceremony in Buckingham Palace, 1948

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Wetin we call dis foto, Her first pikin, Charles (for dis picture), na 1948 dem born am, followed by im sister, Anne, wey arrive for 1950
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Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth hold on to their hats as they arrive at Westminster Abbey to attend the wedding of Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott to Mr Ian Hedworth Gilmour

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Wetin we call dis foto, Elizabeth bin dey very close to her mother throughout her life. Na dem dey dis picture for 1951 wia dem attending one wedding
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Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh pause on the rustic bridge in the grounds of the Royal Lodge, Sagana, their wedding present from the people of Kenya.

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Wetin we call dis foto, For January 1952, Elizabeth and Philip travel go overseas tour to represent her father, wey bin dey sick . Di King die for im sleep just days later.
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The Queen arrives back in Britain from Nairobi following the death of her father George VI, and is met by the politicians (second l to r) Lord Woolton, Anthony Eden, Clement Atlee and Winston Churchill.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Elizabeth return home immediately. As di new Queen at di age of 25
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Queen Mary (centre) watches as the body of her son, George VI, is brought to Westminster Hall, London, for the lying-in-state. By her side, the Queen Mother, right, her eyes closed in grief. Queen Elizabeth II, veiled, stands behind her grandmother.

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Wetin we call dis foto, First na di King funeral. Here Queen Mary, her mother, watch as dem bring di body of George VI to Westminster Hall, London, for di lying-in-state. Queen Elizabeth stand behind her grandmother, and di Queen Mother dey left
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Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation. 1953.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Then, for June 1953, Dem crown Elizabeth for Westminster Abbey
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh make their appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony and wave to the cheering crowds around the gates.
Wetin we call dis foto, Afta di coronation, Queen Elizabeth II and di Duke of Edinburgh appear for Buckingham Palace balcony and wave to di crowds
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Queen Elizabeth II, ascending the Grand Staircase at the Opera in Paris during a state visit to the French capital, 8 April 1957. The image is a montage of 15 separate pictures.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Although Britain bin still dey suffer from post-war austerity, some commentators describe di coronation as di dawn of a new Elizabethan age. Here, Queen Elizabeth II ascends di Grand Staircase for Opera Paris, France
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The Queen seen on a television screen as she concludes what became her traditional Christmas day broadcast to her people, which was televised in 1957 for the first time and carried by both the BBC and ITV.

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Wetin we call dis foto, For 1957, di Queen make di first of many televised Christmas Day broadcasts to di nation
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A Union Jack planted in the garden caught the Queen's attention, but she is the object of the neighbours' gaze. They watched as she arrived to visit the home of Mr and Mrs Eddie Hammond at Crawley New Town, Sussex after opening Gatwick Airport. 1958

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Wetin we call dis foto, British society and attitude towards di monarchy bin dey change and dem replace di term "di Monarchy" wit "di Royal Family". Di Queen na im neighbours' bin dey look wen she visit di home of Oga and Madam Eddie Hammond for Crawley New Town, Sussex for 1958
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Queen Elizabeth II and her daughter Princess Anne at Frogmore, Windsor Castle, 1959

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Wetin we call dis foto, Between official engagements Elizabeth spend time wit her family - See her and her daughter Princess Anne here for Frogmore, Windsor Castle
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England captain Bobby Moore holds the Jules Rimet Trophy, collected from the Queen, after leading his team to a 4-2 victory over West Germany in the World Cup Final that went to extra time at Wembley, London

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Wetin we call dis foto, For 1966, for Wembley, Di Queen present di Jules Rimet Trophy to England captain Bobby Moore afta im lead di team to a 4-2 World Cup final victory ova West Germany
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The Queen and Prince Philip visiting Aberfan. 29 October 1966.

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Wetin we call dis foto, For 29 October 1966, di Queen visit Welsh village of Aberfan, eight days afta one coal tip landslide scata Pantglas Junior School kill 144 pipo, 116 of dem na children. Di incident touch di Queen and e remains one of di most emotional moments of her reign
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BBC & ITV co-production, dem first transmit di 'Royal Family' on 21 June 1969. Di documentary give audiences unprecedented view of one year for di private and public life of di Queen and her family. Dem show di 110-minute film with two-minute tea break interval, and 23 million pipo watch am

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Wetin we call dis foto, For 1969, di documentary Royal Family first broadcast. Show pipo one year inside di private and public life of di Queen and her family