British Royal Family

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, meet cast members including Mohsen Nouri, right, the puppeteer for the dog Nana, as they arrive to attend the Royal Gala Performance of "Peter Pan" in London, June 17, 2009.

Queen Elizabeth II confers the honor of Knighthood to Sir Donald McKinnon
inside Buckingham Palace in central London Thursday, July 9, 2009.

Anne, Britain's Princess Royal arrives at the parade ring in an open
horse drawn carriage on the third day, Ladies' Day, of the Royal Ascot
horse racing meeting at Ascot near Windsor, Thursday, June 18, 2009.

Dr. M. Sayeedur Rahman Khan, High Commissioner for Bangladesh, presents his credentials
to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, at Buckingham Palace, London. Thursday, July 16, 2009.

Prince William greets a dog trained for rescue work
during a walk in Cumbria's Lake district, England.

The Queen out on one of her morning rides at Windsor Castle

March 1954: Queen Elizabeth II stands on the balcony of Government House, Melbourne, during her tour of Australia

1955: The Queen helps out at a sale at Abergeldie Castle, near Balmoral, to raise funds for the rebuilding of the vestry at Crathie church

1956: The Queen meets film stars including Marilyn Monroe at the royal premiere of The Battle of the River Plate

20 October 1957: The Queen and Prince Philip meet US President Dwight D Eisenhower and his wife Mamie for a banquet at the White House

5 December 1958: The Queen becomes the first person in Britain to make a long-distance phone call without the help of an operator, when she called Lord Provost of Edinburgh from the central telephone exchange in Bristol

1959: The Queen works at her desk in Buckingham Palace, opening one of the 'boxes' in which documents and papers, sorted for her attention, are sent by her Private Secretary

6 May 1960: The wedding group pose in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace after the marriage between Princess Margaret and the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones (later Earl of Snowdon)

10 June 1961: The Queen looks at Prince Philip, Duke during the Trooping of the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade, London, commemorating the Queen's official birthday

1962: Queen Elizabeth II talks to some of the Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital's Founder's Day Parade in London

18 March 1963: The Queen uses a Flying Doctor Service radio to address the people of Alice Springs, Australia during a visit to the town's flying doctor base

1964: The Queen, holding Prince Edward, waves to the crowds from the balcony at Buckingham Palace, during the Trooping of the Colour. She is joined by Prince Philip and Prince Andrew.

15 May 1965: The Queen and Prince Philip stand solemnly with Jackie Kennedy and her children John Jr and Caroline during the inauguration of Britain's Kennedy memorial at Runnymede

30 July 1966: Captain Bobby Moore holds the Jules Rimet trophy aloft following England's 4 -2 victory over West Germany in the the World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Geoff Hurst stands next to him, while Roger Hunt speaks to the Queen.

1967: The Queen visits the crown jewels and her coronation regalia at the Tower of London

1968: The Queen and Prince Philip, and their four children Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, sit on the lawn at Frogmore, Windsor

1 July 1969: Queen Elizabeth II crowns her son Charles, Prince of Wales, during his investiture ceremony at Caernarvon Castle

1970: Queen Elizabeth II, 'The Rare White Heron', meets Maoris in her cloak of Kiwi feathers in Gisborne, New Zealand

1971: Princess Anne receives a trophy from her mother after a showjumping event at Burghley

1972: The Queen and Prince Philip, celebrating their silver wedding anniversary, are driven in an open state landau at the Temple Bar on entering the City of London