In Photos: The British Royal Family Through the Years
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In Photos: The British Royal Family Through the Years
There's a long history behind the British royal family that brought us the longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II; the beloved Princess Diana; It couple Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex; and the dynasty's newest additions, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. Click through to watch the last five generations of the British monarchy unfold in photos.
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Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Future Queen Mother
1902
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Elizabeth Bowes Lyon
1922
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Lady Elizabeth Bowes
1926
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Princess Margaret and the Future Queen Mother
1930
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Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth
1932
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Princess Margaret, Princess Elizabeth, and the Future Queen Mother
1934
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The Future Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth
1935
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Princess Elizabeth, the Future Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret
1936
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Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret
1936
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Princess Elizabeth and the Queen Mother
1940
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The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth
1940
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Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret
1942
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The Queen Mother
1942
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Princess Elizabeth
1944
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Princess Elizabeth
1944
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Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret
1944
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Princess Elizabeth
1945
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Princess Elizabeth
1946
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Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret
1946
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Princess Elizabeth
1947
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Princess Elizabeth and then-Philip Mountbatten
1947
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Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their wedding day
1947
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Princess Elizabeth
1949
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Princess Elizabeth
1949
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Princess Elizabeth and Prince Charles
1949
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Princess Elizabeth and Prince Charles
1949
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Princess Elizabeth
1950
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The Queen Mother, Princess Elizabeth, and Prince Charles
1950
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Princess Anne, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Prince Charles
1951
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Princess Elizabeth
1951
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Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, and Lord and Lady Alexander
1951
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Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and Princess Anne
1951
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Princess Elizabeth, Prince Charles, and Princess Anne
1952
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Queen Elizabeth II
1952
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Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, the Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret
1953
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Queen Elizabeth
1953
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
1953
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
1953
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
1953
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Queen Elizabeth
1954
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Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne
1959
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Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, and Prince Charles
1960
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Queen Elizabeth
1965
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Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth
1970s
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Queen Elizabeth, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward
1971
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Queen Elizabeth
1980
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles on their wedding day
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Kate Middleton
1980s
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Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Charles
1982
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Prince William
1983
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Princess Diana and Prince William
1983
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Princess Diana and Prince William
1984
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Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry
1985
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Prince Harry, Prince Charles, Prince William, and Princess Diana
1986
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William
1989
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William
1993
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles
1995
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Kate Middleton and Prince William at their graduation from St. Andrew's
2005
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Kate Middleton and Prince William
2010
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Prince William and Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge on their wedding day
2011
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The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William with Prince George
2013
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The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and Prince William
2014
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Prince George and Princess Charlotte
2015
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Prince George, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, and Prince William
2015
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Princess Charlotte
2015
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Prince George
2016
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles at the Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration
2016
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The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William
2016
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The Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William
2016
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Prince George
2016
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Prince George
2016
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The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge
2016
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Prince George
2016
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The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William
2017
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Princess Charlotte
2017
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Prince George
2017
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Prince William and Prince George
2017
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
2017
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Queen Elizabeth
2017
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
2017
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Queen Elizabeth
2018
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Prince George, Prince William, and Princes Charlotte
2018
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Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Louis
2018
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The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Louis
2018
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Queen Elizabeth
2018
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Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex
2018
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Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex with their families in their official wedding portrait
2018
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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall
2018
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince William
2018
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Princess Charlotte, Prince William, Prince George, Kate Middleton and Prince Louis
2018
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The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Louis
2018
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Prince George
2018
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There's a long history behind the British royal family that brought us the longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II; the beloved Princess Diana; It couple Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex; and the dynasty's newest additions, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. Click through to watch the last five generations of the British monarchy unfold in photos.