British Royal Family

Bride and groom Autumn Kelly and Peter Phillips wave to family members and guests
as they leave in a horse-drawn carriage after their wedding ceremony at St. George's
Chapel in Windsor Castle, May 17, 2008, in Windsor, England.

Elizabeth II and George W. Bush share a toast during
a state dinner at the White House, 7 May 2007

Elizabeth II during a walkabout in Queen's Park, Toronto, 6 July 2010

Elizabeth II and Ronald Reagan riding at Windsor, 1982

Queen Elizabeth II lays a wreath on the tomb of Sir Isaac Newton during the annual
Commonwealth Day Observance Service at Westminster Abbey in London, on March 8, 2010.

Princess Elizabeth leaves Westminster Abbey in London, with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, on Nov. 20, 1947, after their wedding ceremony. The Greek-born prince renounced his titles as a prince of Greece and Denmark when he married the future queen. A distant descendant of Queen Victoria, he also was very remotely in the line of succession to the British throne.

Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke
of Edinburgh, with their children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, at Clarence House,
the royal couple's London residence, in this August 1951 photo. The couple later had
two more sons, Andrew and Edward.

Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Philip, waves to the crowd on June 2, 1953,
after being crowned solemnly at Westminter Abbey in London. Elizabeth married the Duke
of Edinburgh on the Nov. 20, 1947, and was proclaimed Queen in 1952 at age 25.
Her coronation was the first worldwide televised event.

Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, ride in the semi-state coach to St Paul's
Cathedral for the wedding of their son Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer on July 29, 1981.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, view the floral tributes and other
mementos to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, outside London's Buckingham Palace on Sept. 5, 1997.

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, in an open carriage, leave the Order
of the Garter ceremony at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on June 19, 2000.

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II pose with their eldest son, the Prince of Wales,
Charles and his eldest son, Prince William on June 3, 2003. In addition to his royal
duties, Prince Philip is patron of numerous British organizations and chancellor of the
University of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, wave
from the balcony of the former Prussian estate Krongut Bornstedt in Postdam, near
Berlin, Nov. 3, 2004, during a three-day visit to Germany.

Prince Philip talks to his grandsons, Prince William and Prince Harry
following The Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy at
Sandhurst, England, Wednesday, April 12, 2006. He also is the
grandfather of Princess Anne's two children, Prince Andrew's
two daughters and Prince Edward's two children.

Prince Philip and Elizabeth II with Princess Mathilde and Prince Philippe
of Belgium at Meredien Hotel, on July 12, 2007, in Brussels, Belgium.

Prince Philip with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Quen Elizabeth II and French
first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy during a state dinner at Windsor Castle in March 2008.

US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, pose with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and
Prince Philip, during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday April 1, 2009.

Prince Philip holds the hand of Queen Elizabeth II, during the State Opening of
Parliament in London, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009.

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh walk on the waterfront in
Halifax, Canada, on Tuesday, June 29, 2010.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh view a Sea King search
and rescue helicopter with their grandson Prince William during a visit to RAF Valley,
on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Anglesey, north Wales.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh attend the traditional
Royal Maundy Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Thursday, April 21, 2011,
the day of the queen's 85th birthday.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves Westminster Abbey in central London following
the Royal Maundy Service on April 21, 2011. Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 85th
birthday by visiting London's Westminster Abbey, days before her grandson Prince
William is married there. The monarch was to attend the Royal Maundy service, an
Easter tradition whereby the sovereign gives out specially-minted silver coins to the elderly.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II looks towards the guards outside Westminster Abbey in
central London following the Royal Maundy Service on her 85th birthday, April 21, 2011.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh attend the Royal Maundy Day
Service at Westminster Abbey on the queen's 85th birthday, April 21, 2011, in London.