Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Coronation portrait, June 1953, London, England.Library and Archives Canada/K-
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Coronation portrait, June 1953, London, England.Library and Archives Canada/K-Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II with Prime Minister Robert Menzies at the state banquet in Canberra during her first visit to Australia in 1954.National Archives of AustraliaPresident and Mrs. Nixon meet with Her Majesty the Queen and Prime Minister Heath in England, 1970US National ArchivePortrait of Princess Elizabeth aged 3, 1929.wikimedia commonsMembers of the British Royal Family sit for an official portrait in the white drawing room at Windsor Castle after Prince William's confirmation at St Georges Chapel March 9. Pictured are, (Left to Right Front Row) Prince Harry, Diana Princess of Wales, Prince William, the Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth, (back row Left to Right) King Constatine of Greece, Lady Susan Hussey, Princess Alexandra, the Duchess of Westminster, and Lord Romsey.ReutersQueen Elizabeth the Queen Mother is seen here with the Queen (R) waving to well-wishers gathered outside the balcony at Buckingham Palace as she celebrates her 100th birthday in this August 4, 2000 file photo. The Queen Mother, the 101-year-old mother of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, died in her sleep on Saturday March 30, 2002.ReutersQueen Elizabeth II - 60 years on the throneReutersBritain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh are met by Prince Edward (R) as they arrive at the Royal Festival Hall for a Royal Gala Concert, November 19. On Thursday foreign royalty and other dignitaries will gather for a service at Westminster Abbey to mark the 50th wedding anniversary of the British monarch and her husband.ReutersThree generations of Britain's Royal family, Queen Elizabeth II (C bottom) and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh (R top ), their oldest son, the Prince of Wales (L top), and his oldest son, Prince William, pose for a photograph at Clarence House in London, June 2, 2003, before a dinner to mark the 50th anniversary the Queen's Coronation.Reuters
On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, which marks 60 years of her reign as Head of State of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, an exhibition of 60 press photographs is on show at Windsor Castle.
"The Queen: 60 Photographs for 60 Years" includes the work of leading press photographers and presents a portrait of her reign as captured in fleeting moments on official occasions and at relaxed family gatherings.
These photographs have been taken around the United Kingdom, some depicting the Queen's personal involvement in the life of the nation through her many regional visits. Apart from this, some other pictures are from overseas trips, including a visit to Mexico in 1975, another to the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu in 1982, a third to India in 1983 and recently to Canada in 2010.
The note on the Royal Collection Web site also speaks of photographers recording the Queen pursuing personal interests in off-duty moments... particularly her life-long love of equestrianism.
Also included in this collection of iconic images are two photographs from the 1960s. One in which the Queen and members of the Royal Family are seen watching competitors at the Badminton Horse Trials and another, taken in 1962, when Her Majesty was captured photographing the action herself.
Check out the slideshow of some of the more memorable images of Queen Elizabeth II and her 60-year reign...
