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Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday – See the royal celebration
April 21, 2026, 10:06 a.m. ET

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch, was born on April 21, 1926. 2026 marks her 100th birthday, and the royal family is attending a number of events to mark what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday.
See all the pomp and circumstance, starting with King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a visit to the "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" exhibition at The King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace on April 20, 2026, in London. The exhibition is the largest and most comprehensive display of Elizabeth II's fashion ever mounted as part of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the late monarch's birth.
Pool, Getty ImagesSee all the pomp and circumstance, starting with King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a visit to the "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" exhibition at The King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace on April 20, 2026, in London. The exhibition is the largest and most comprehensive display of Elizabeth II's fashion ever mounted as part of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the late monarch's birth.

Princess Anne smiles ahead of making a speech during the official opening of The Queen Elizabeth II Garden in The Regent’s Park on the 100th anniversary of her mother's birth on April 21, 2026, in London.
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Princess Kate and Prince William attend a reception at Buckingham Palace, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II on April 21, 2026, in London.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla cut the cake with Joan Illingworth during the reception at Buckingham Palace on April 21, 2026.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a visit to the "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" exhibition at The King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace on April 20, 2026.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla with exhibition curator Caroline de Guitaut, left, during the exhibition visit.
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King Charles III and Britain's Queen Camilla talk with architect Norman Foster, flanked by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, as they attend a presentation on the final design recommendation for the Queen Elizabeth Memorial, during a visit to the British Museum in central London on April 21, 2026.
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King Charles III looks at a scaled sculpture by Martin Jennings, depicting Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, during a presentation on the final design recommendation for the Queen Elizabeth Memorial.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla with Caroline de Guitaut, center.
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Britain's King Charles III shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands, alongside chair of the British Museum Trustees, George Osborne, ahead of a presentation on the final design for the Queen Elizabeth Memorial on April 21, 2026.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla walk to a reception as part of a design recommendation viewing for the Queen Elizabeth Memorial, during a visit to the British Museum in central London on April 21, 2026.
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Photographs of Queen Elizabeth II are displayed ahead of a reception to celebrate her life, at Buckingham Palace on April 21, 2026.
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King Charles III listens to Caroline de Guitautv, exhibition curator, as he views hats worn by his late mother Queen Elizabeth II.
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Princess Kate talks with guests as she attends a reception at Buckingham Palace, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II, on April 21, 2026, in London.
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King Charles III and Caroline de Guitaut, exhibition curator, during a visit to the "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" exhibition at The King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace on April 20, 2026, in London.
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