Take a look back through our favourite photos of Her Royal Majesty’s early years.
Even from an early age, the Queen always had a great dress sense, doesn't she look adorable?A fan of dogs all her life, the Queen always had a particular soft spot for corgis and grew up around plenty of them. She owned more than 30 dogs throughout her lifetime.She was also a big fan of riding too! Here, she takes her pony for a ride around Windsor Great Park in Berkshire.
While in South Afirca on their Royal Family Tour in 1947, Princess Elizabeth stepped onboard the Beyer-Garratt locomotive, with her sister and the African Minister of Transport, where she had a go at sounding the boats' whistle. She also celebrated her 21st birthday in South Africa during her Royal Tour. Later, broadcasting a speech from the gardens of Government House in Cape Town where she pledged her service to the British Commonwealth and Empire.
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