On June 2 of the following year, at just 27 years old, the young new monarch ... Here's a fascinating look back at photos from the late Queen Elizabeth's extravagant coronation.

During the holidays amid World War II, young royals Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth were tucked away ... It was 11-year-old Margaret who first proposed the idea of putting on a holiday ...

Princess Elizabeth attends her first Trooping the Colour ceremony at 11 years old, when she celebrated her ... King George VI. Queen Elizabeth steps out onto the Buckingham Palace balcony for ...

Newly declassified British documents show that Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser's double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials didn’t want to add to her ...