Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022⁠ ⁠ Elizabeth II – the Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms – passed away aged 96 today at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Seventy years ago, on February 6, 1952, at 25 years old, Elizabeth acceded to the throne, making her the longest-serving monarch in British history. ⁠ ⁠ Throughout her seventy-year reign, Magnum photographers captured the monarch up close, from official state visits to the Buckingham Palace garden parties: ⁠ ⁠ (1) Queen Elizabeth II in an official visit. Germany. 1965. © Raymond @rdepardon / Magnum Photos⁠ ⁠ (2) Queen Elizabeth II at a bicycle plant in the Midlands. England. GB. 1968. © @evearnoldphotographer / Magnum Photos ⁠ ⁠ (3) Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip during the Queen's visit to the United States. New York City. USA. 1957. © Cornell Capa © @icp / Magnum Photos ⁠ ⁠ (4) The Queen at Windsor Great Park. Bonfire which was part of a link of similar events streching across England and the Commonwealth. Jubilee. London. GB. 1977. © @fondationreneburri / Magnum Photos⁠ ⁠ (5) Queen Elizabeth II at a reception in an opera house. Vienna. Austria. 1969. © @thomashoepker / Magnum Photos ⁠ ⁠ (6) Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of England, on tour with her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. England. GB. 1968. © @evearnoldphotographer / Magnum Photos ⁠ ⁠ (7) Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Kingston on a state visit. Jamaica. 1983. © @fondationreneburri / Magnum Photos ⁠ ⁠ (8) Queen Elizabeth II on a state visit to Ghana. Dancing with Ghanaian Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. Ghana. 1961. © @ianberrymagnum / Magnum Photos ⁠ ⁠ (9) Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with attendant stroll across lawn at Buckingham Palace during the Queen's garden party. 1957. © @burtglinnphoto / Magnum Photos ⁠ ⁠ (10) The Lord Mayor's Year. The Drapers Livery's 650th Anniversary. The Queen visiting the Draper's Livery Hall. London. England. GB. 2014. © @martinparrstudio / Magnum Photos