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On February 6, 1952, then-Princess Elizabeth found out while visiting Kenya that she was now Queen Elizabeth II following the death of her father, King George VI. Aged 25 at the time, the

new Queen had already married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the pair had welcomed two children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne. But the start of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II had only

just begun and, little did she know at the time, February 6 would prove to be the first day of the longest reign of any monarch in British royal history. Express.co.uk looks at some of the

most notable personal milestones of the Queen's 70-year reign. THE PERSONAL MILESTONES OF THE QUEEN'S 70-YEAR REIGN - LIST THE 1950S 1952 - Queen ascends the throne aged 25 on

February 6 following the death of her father, King George VI 1953 - Queen's coronation takes place on June 2 1953 - Queen's paternal grandmother Queen Mary died aged 85 1955 -

Princess Margaret calls off her engagement to Group Captain Peter Townsend 1955 - Queen's first prime minister, Winston Churchill, retired from his post 1958 - Prince Charles was given

the Prince of Wales title READ MORE: KATE MIDDLETON PAYS TRIBUTE TO SUSSEX WEDDING ON EVE OF THEIR RETURN THE 1980S AND 90S 1981 - Queen's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips (now

Tindall) born to Princess Anne 1981 - Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral 1982 - Prince William, a future King, was born to Charles and Diana 1986 - Wallis

Simpson, Duchess of Windsor and wife of ex-King Edward VIII, died 1986 - Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson 1992 - The Queen's 'annus horribilis', the year of the Windsor

Castle fire 1992 - Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips divorce 1996 - Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York divorced 1996 - Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced 1997 -

Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris 1997 - Queen refers to Prince Philip as her 'strength and stay' during 50th wedding anniversary speech 1999 - Sophie Rhys-Jones married

Prince Edward at St George's Chapel, Windsor DON'T MISS: PRINCE CHARLES 'EFFECTIVELY BECOMING PRINCE REGENT' [INSIGHT] QUEEN CUTS MAJOR ROLE TO SPARE ANDREW’S

EMBARRASSMENT [ANALYSIS] ROYAL FAMILY LIVE: QUEEN LIFELINE - HARRY'S 'EXPLOSIVE' MEMOIR PAUSED [LIVE] 2011 - Prince William married Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey 2011 -

Queen's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips married rugby player Mike Tindall in Scotland 2012 - Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2013 - Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William welcome

their first child, Prince George 2015 - Queen became Britain's longest-reigning monarch on September 9, surpassing the record held by Queen Victoria 2016 - Queen's 90th birthday

2017 - Prince Philip retired from royal duties 2017 - Queen's Sapphire Jubilee 2017 - Queen and Prince Philip's Platinum wedding anniversary 2018 - Prince Harry married Meghan

Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor 2018 - Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank, also at St George's Chapel, Windsor 2020 - Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex stepped

down as senior royals in March 2020 - Princess Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi during Covid pandemic 2021 - Prince Philip, Queen's husband of 73 years, died aged 99 on April 9

2022 - Prince Andrew stops using HRH title and loses military titles 2022 - Queen's Platinum Jubilee