Betty doodle Random Royal Rotogravure – Seventy Years of Service
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Random Royal Rotogravure – Seventy Years of Service

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Elizabeth II is shown below photographed upon her return to London from Kenya on February 7, 1952. She had been Queen for two days. Her father, King George VI, died during the night of February 5th-6th.

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This anniversary is not a day of complete joy for the monarch personally, but we think we should take a moment to acknowledge that it was the start of a momentous, historic career.

1953 – Coronation
1954 – Sydney
1955 – Remembrance Day
1956 – Trooping the Colour
1957 – Wimbledon
1958 – Goodwood Races
1959 – Time Magazine Cover
1960 – With Margo and Anthony
1961 – Ghana State Dinner
1962 – Windsor Horse Show
1963 – Visit with the Prime MInister
1964 – With Prince Edward
1965 – Isle of Wight
1966 – Portrait
1967 – Canada
1968 – Portrait by Cecil Beaton
1969 – Audience at Windsor
1970 – First Walkabout Australia
1971 – Royal Yacht Britannia
1972 – Duke of Windsor Funeral
1973 – Princess Anne’s Wedding
1974 – Balmoral
1975 – Windsor
1976 – U.S. Visit
1977 – Silver Jubilee Tour
1978 – Epsom Derby
1979 – Saudi Arabia
1980 – Portrait with Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother
1981 – With Lady Diana Spencer
1982 – Fiji
1983 – San Diego
1984 – With Prince Philip
1985 – Polo Match
1986 – HIstoric Trip to Shanghai
1987 – Berlin
1988 – Epsom Derby with Princess Anne
1989 – Easter With Prince Harry
1990 – Malaysia
1991 – U.S. Visit with George Bush Sr.
1992 – Annus Horriblus
1993 – With Prince Charle
1994 – State Opening of Parliament
1995 – Gala with Princess Margaret
1996 – Ascot
1997 – Death of Princess Diana
1998 – Order of Bath
1999 – Prince Edward Wedding
2000 – With Queen Margrethe at Gala for Natural History Museum
2001 – Royal Variety Show
2002 – Queen Mother’s Funeral
2003 – Fun with Prince Philip
2004 – Opening the Ministry of Defence
2005 – Canadian State Visit
2006 – 80th Birthday
2007 – 60th Anniversary Photo Broadlands
2008 – Visit to Slovenia
2009 – With Zara Phillips
2010 – Oman and UAE
2011 – Historic Visit to the Republic of Ireland
2012 – Diamond Jubilee
2013 – With Princess Eugenie Ascot
2014 – Visit to the Game of Thrones Set w/Prince Philip
2015 Speech
2016 – With the Younger Set
2017 – Grenfell Tower with Prince William
2018 – Visit to the Royal Academy
2019 – Braemar Games
2020 – “You Are Not Alone” Christmas Message
2021 – Prince Philip Funeral
2022 – Reviewing Jubilee Material

We’ll leave you with the Queen quipping and looking forward to the future. Thank you ma’am.