Unbelievable moment 10-year-old Elizabeth discovered she was destined to be Queen

When Prince Harry and Megan Markle asked the Queen for a photograph of their young daughter Lilibet’s first meeting with the monarch, she reportedly gave a simple two word response. After the Duke and Duchess of Sussex flew to the UK to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on 2 June, it is said they were hoping for a private photographer to capture the moment their child met her great-grandmother for the first time. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, who is named after a nickname of Queen Elizabeth II, turned one during the extended weekend celebrations.

Platinum Jubilee concert on June 4.The “No One” crooner, 41, performed her hits “Empire State of Mind,” “Girl on Fire” and “Superwoman.” However, British viewers were especially confused when Keys decided to harmonize her 2009 single, a love letter to New York City, on a London stage.The Manhattan native took to social media on Monday and revealed in a behind-the-scenes featurette that the 96-year-old monarch herself “personally” requested the concert’s playlist.“Telling the boys that the Queen requested the songs that I’m singing,” she said in her clip as she lounged with her sons Egypt, 11, and Genesis, 7, in a golf cart. “And they were like, ‘You can’t refuse the Queen.'”“You can’t refuse the Queen.

Even the Queen of England loves that concrete jungle where dreams are made of.

A lip reader has revealed exactly what Prince Louis, 4, asked his great grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour parade.

Queen Elizabeth made a surprise appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Sunday, marking the official end of the four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The 96-year-old monarch was dressed in a green coat with a matching hat as she surprised the crowd.The royal -- who has not been spotted out in person since Thursday -- held on to a cane as she smiled and waved to the crowd. Her Majesty was joined on the balcony by her son, Prince Charles, daughter-in-law, Camila, Duchess of Cornwall, and her grandson, Prince William, his wife, Kate Middleton, and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Queen Elizabeth has unfortunately had to pull out of a one of the Platinum Jubilee events taking place tomorrow.

The United Kingdom is celebrating 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. June 2 marks the first day of the queen's Platinum Jubilee, which will conclude on June 5.The Jubilee will consist of a handful of events set to honor and celebrate Queen Elizabeth II. It follows Silver, Gold and Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1977, 2002 and 2012, which marked 25, 50 and 60 years on the throne.

celebrating 70 years as the British empire’s monarch with much pomp and circumstance right now — but that hasn’t drowned out the UK’s noisy fight for political change.If #AbolishTheMonarchy trending on Twitter the same day the four-day Platinum Jubilee launches is any indication, some Brits would like to see Elizabeth be the last monarch.The anti-monarchy group Republic has declared it would like to replace the royals with an elected head of state, especially as the unpopular — in some circles — Prince Charles would take over the throne once his mother dies.In January, Reuters reported that polls indicate the vast majority of people in Britain support the monarchy, and the queen herself is hugely popular. However, there is just not as much support for her eldest son and heir, Charles, and surveys suggest there is growing desire to “ditch the monarchy” among younger Britons.One wannabe activist tweeted on Thursday: “#AbolishTheMonarchy trending during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday is beautiful.”Other users called it “nice” and “very refreshing” to see the phrase trending during the queen’s celebratory festivities.

A historic occasion! Prince Charles, Prince William and Princess Anne inspected the British troops on Queen Elizabeth II’s behalf, in which they received their first salute.

The Queen, alongside Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton), and their three kids, Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, watch the RAF flyover during the Trooping the Colour parade on Thursday (June 2) in London, England.

Fashionably royal! Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee celebration has commenced, and the British monarch is marking 70 years on the throne in style.

Queen Elizabeth was greeted with lengthy applause from thousands of onlookers as she made her first Trooping the Colour balcony appearance alongside her cousin the Duke of Kent on Thursday. Her Majesty was all smiles as she stood in front of the large crowds and took the official salute.Due to her ongoing mobility issues, Queen Elizabeth was seen using a cane for her appearance and opted to skip the main parade this year.

Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee this weekend in recognition of her 70-year rule over the United Kingdom and its 14 Commonwealth nations. She will be the first-ever British monarch to reach a seven-decade milestone, after already becoming the country's longest-reigning monarch in 2015. On Wednesday, the palace released a new portrait of the queen in honor of her milestone. Her Majesty The Queen, the first Monarch in British history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.

Queen Elizabeth is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, which begins on June 2 and runs through the weekend, concluding on June 5.There will be days full of celebration and one man is helping to kick off the festivities. Bruno Peek is the Queen’s beacon pageant master who participated in the monarch’s Golden and Diamond Jubilees.

So much for all that brotherly love. Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton are reportedly planning to miss their niece’s big first birthday!

Queen Elizabeth II became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee earlier this year after marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, Realms and the Commonwealth.  In honor of the milestone anniversary, thousands of street parties are scheduled to coincide with days of royal celebrations honor the queen’s historic reign, including two bank holidays planned on Thursday and Friday for a four-day, holiday weekend.  Buckingham Palace shared that the queen’s attendance at events throughout the Platinum Jubilee weekend will likely only be confirmed on "the day itself," and Prince William and wife Kate Middleton were tapped to lead the Jubilee celebrations as the most senior members of the royal family.  The Royal Family’s official social media accounts have teased access to Jubilee preparations, and will share behind-the-scenes looks at what’s to come for the big weekend in royal history. Queen Elizabeth II will begin Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Thursday with Trooping the Colour.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have renewed lease at Frogmore Cottage where they will stay this week for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, a Royal source tells ET.The source says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have quietly renewed their lease at Frogmore Cottage, where they briefly lived after getting married.Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank had been using the premises while Harry and Meghan live in California, but have now left the property, according to the source. The Sussexes will stay at their home when they return for Platinum Jubilee celebrations this week.The move will renew speculation on whether Harry and Meghan intend to spend more time in the UK as the Queen gets older.