Reflecting on her 64-year reign, he said: “Her Majesty has devoted her entire life to the service of others. Representing our country and carrying out all her duties with extraordinary grace and humility.
“Rarely has anyone in public life served so long, served so brilliantly, worked so hard and brought so many people together.
“And in this modern Elizabethan era in which so much around her has changed, Her Majesty has been steadfast, a rock of strength for our nation, for our Commonwealth and on so many occasions, for the whole world.”
A tribute from the Prime Minister of Britain Mr David Cameron
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A final official photograph captures a moment between the Queen and her only daughter, the Princess Royal. Pic: © 2016 Annie Leibovitz
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The Queen poses with her five great-grandchildren and two youngest grandchildren in the Green Drawing Room of Windsor Castle, with Princess Charlotte in her arms. Pic: © 2016 Annie Leibovitz
Standing beside her is two-year-old Prince George as well as Zara Phillips’ daughter Mia Tindall, who is proudly holding the Queen’s iconic black handbag.
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Another official portrait shows Her Majesty enjoying a stroll in the grounds with her two corgis Willow and Holly, and two ‘dorgis’ Candy and Vulcan. Pic: © 2016 Annie Leibovitz
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The Queen and her three generation royals, Prince Charles of Wales, Prince William of Cambridge, and Prince George, her great grandson.
Photograph shows the Queen dressed down in a cardigan and skirt as she walks in the grounds of Windsor Castle.Her two corgis Willow and Holly join her in the photograph as well as her two “dorgis” Candy and Vulcan, who are a cross between a corgi and a dachshund.
With her parents shortly before her 18th birthdayWith Philip, Charles and Anne
Queen seated in the Regency Room at Buckingham Palace with some of the cards sent to her for her 80th birthday, 21 April 2006 Celebrating her 80th birthday in 2006
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Source: Sky News