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A sweet photo of the Queen as a smiling toddler was released in celebration of her 96th birthday on Thursday.The black-and-white picture was posted on the official Royal Family social media accounts to mark the monarch’s big day as information in the captions were given on how the Queen came to be in her position as the UK’s Head of State. Showcasing the young monarch at two years old wearing a frilly dress whilst sporting curls, the accounts mentioned how she entered her role as Queen aged just 25, after her father King George VI died in 1952.

As a young princess, Her Majesty the Queen wished for a brother to avoid the pressures of the crown. According to Ian Lloyd, author of The Queen: 70 Chapters in the Life of Elizabeth II , prayed hard for her mother to produce a male heir and take the throne instead of her.

Her Majesty the Queen marked her accession day on Sunday, beaming at the camera in a newly-released portrait.The Queen is celebrating an incredible 70 years on the throne - the first British monarch to reach this milestone - but there’s a deeper and more meaningful reason for her wide smile. Our Royal Family love a little symbolism as a mark of respect or remembrance on special occasions, and the Queen is no exception! Alongside nods to her late father King George VI and the Queen Mother, Her Majesty makes the sweetest tribute to Prince Philip with a vase of carefully chosen flowers. Here’s what those sweet snowdrops mean… Enduring love At the age of just 13, the then-Princess Elizabeth crossed paths with a dashing young naval student - Prince Philip.

The Queen's wedding ring reportedly features a secret and special inscription from her late husband, Prince Philip.The Duke of Edinburgh sadly passed away on 9 April 2021 at the age of 99, but the 95 year old Monarch will always have something special to remember her husband of 73 years by. Since they tied the knot, the Queen has been wearing a gorgeous Welsh gold wedding ring like many other royals however, Philip is said to have engraved a secret message on the inside of the band.

On this day 74 years ago, Her Majesty the Queen - then Princess Elizabeth - exchanged vows with her beloved fiancé Prince Philip.The nation listened in to the live broadcast as the smitten royals tied the knot at Westminster Abbey with 2,000 guests in attendance, vowing to 'love and obey until death do us part’.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionAnd the following day, a crowd of 21,000 flocked to the racecourse for a visit by King George VI and Princess Margaret Rose – but the real focal point was Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (later Prince Philip), who were making one of their first public appearances.Few people in Scotland had ever seen the young lieutenant before he made his appearance in

Living in the shadow of Her Majesty can’t always have been easy for the Duke of Edinburgh but, if he struggled at any point, he never let it be known publicly. Prince Philip made huge sacrifices when he married Princess Elizabeth in November 1947, giving up his promising career in the Royal Navy to be her steadfast companion – a role that he gladly fulfilled for more than seven decades.

Look back at vintage photos from the early stages of the Queen and Prince Philip's 70 year marriage in the gallery below...Waving from Buckingham Palace, July 1947The couple officially announce their engagement at Buckingham Palace, July 1947After the engagement announcement, November 1947Elizabeth and Philip after announcing their engagement, July 1947Princess Elizabeth poses with her family and fiancé ahead of her marriage, 1947Photographed at Buckingham Palace shortly before their wedding,

1. Surgery at homeThe Queen – then Princess Elizabeth – was born by Caesarean section in 1926. But the surgery took place in her grandparents’ home in Mayfair, rather than in a hospital.

It was 73 years ago that a then Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten got married at Westminster Abbey.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are receiving support from an unlikely ally — Christina Oxenberg.

Even before her ascension to the throne, all eyes were on Princess Elizabeth, who would, of course, become Queen Elizabeth II — the longest-reigning British monarch.