A decade by decade look at The Queen’s life
Much has happened over the course of The Queen’s 80 years. Television has been invented, man has walked on the moon for the first time and the Berlin Wall has been built and then razed to the ground. Her Majesty’s life has seen many changes too, from fulfilling her role as Queen at the age of 25, to raising a family, to world travel on a scale unparalleled by previous Monarchs.

The pages below illustrate the major events in Her Majesty’s life in the context of the changing world around her. Each decade includes:

– Pictures from The Queen’s family life
– Pictures from The Queen’s Royal life (with the exception of the 1920s)
– Information about world events which took place during that decade
– Objects and documents from the archives

To view each decade screen, you will need to have the Flash player installed on your machine. To download Flash, visit the Macromedia web site (opens in new window).