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Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) accepts an honorary degree in music from the University of London in 1946

As Royal Ascot is in full swing, here's a wonderful moment from 21 June 1963, showing Queen Elizabeth Il arriving alongside her mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Royal Ascot was much more than a social occasion for the late Queen; it was one of her favourite events of the year, combining her love of horses, tradition and pageantry.

Lady Pamela Mountbatten, lady-in-waiting, adjusts Queen Elizabeth's stole at the Royal Ball in Melbourne, March 1954

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Pembrokeshire, Wales, circa 1968

Chelsea Flower Show, 2018.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II attends a banquet in Berlin, Germany, October, 1992 ✨

The Queen chats to royal children at Buckingham Palace after Trooping the Colour ceremony. The children, from foreground, are: Prince Edward, 8 , (The Queen's son); Marina Ogilvy, daughter of Princess Alexandra; and James Ogilvy, son of Princess Alexandra. 1972

Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness Prince Charles watch the welcome procession tor Her Majesty Queen Juliana and His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands from the wall of Clarence House, 22 November 1950.

1 December 2016 | Queen Elizabeth II unveils a plaque after meeting members of Goodenough College during a visit in London, England. Goodenough College is the leading residential community for British and international postgraduate students studying in London. © Stuart C. Wilson - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Margaret leaving the wedding of Lord Derby and Lady Isabel Milles-Lade c. July 1948

Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II of England) and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, walking along the racecourse at Epsom c. June 5, 1948

Queen Elizabeth II photographed at Burlington House in Piccadilly, London c. October 18, 1963

Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II of England) and Princess Margaret arriving for a society wedding c. February 10th, 1948

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) walking together in London c. 1951

Queen Elizabeth II taken around the 50s