The Queen will have reigned for 69 years on February 6.
Here is a selection of pictures of the monarch over the decades, as she reaches the anniversary of her accession – one year away from her Platinum Jubilee.
– 1950s
– 1960s
– 1970s
– 1980s
– 1990s
– 2000s
– 2010s
– 2020s
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