In Pictures: The Queen through the decades of her 69-year reign
The monarch acceded to the throne on February 6 1952 when she was just 25 years old.
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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