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

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.

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 in 1972.

The Queen and members of the Royal family wave to the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after Princess Anne's wedding to Captain Mark Phillips on 14 November 1973.

Prince Charles gives his mother, the Queen, a kiss after she presented the prizes at a polo game at Guards Polo Club, Windsor on 8 July 1985.

The Queen and her grandsons Prince Harry and Prince William watch polo at Guards Polo Club, Windsor.

George H Bush and the Queen stand on a podium during a ceremony to welcome Her Majesty to Washington DC in 1991.

The Queen fires a rifle during a visit to the National Shooting Centre at Bisley, Surrey.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh return from St Paul's Cathedral in London after a service of Thanksgiving to celebrate The Queen's Golden Jubilee.

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh walk at Broadlands in a photograph released to mark their diamond wedding anniversary.