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Princess Elizabeth with her mother, The Duchess of York, in

In an adorable ballerina outfit with a floral crown and fingerless gloves. At the time of this photograph, she was Princess Elizabeth, daughter of The Duke and Duchess of York.

With her father King George VI, her mother Queen Elizabeth, and her sister Princess Margaret in their coronation robes in

During their royal visit to South Africa, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princesses Margaret Rose, and Elizabeth took a few moments to pose for a family photo.

Princess Elizabeth has been a rider since her youth, so it's no wonder Princes Charles, William, and Harry are all polo players.

Princess Elizabeth took a quick break from reading for a quick photograph on a porch at Windsor Castle.

Here she is with her sister Princess Margaret (right) and an adorable lhaso apso pup at the Royal Lodge in Windsor.

Don't mess with Princess Elizabeth, who looks like a boss in her Girl Guides uniform in Frogmore, UK.

The princess wore a floral-printed dress and pearls as she wrote a note at her desk in Windsor Castle.

Princess Elizabeth was photographed in her British Army uniform. At the time of the picture, she was a sec

A newborn Princess Elizabeth is seen here in the arms of her mother, the then-Duchess of York.

A colorized version of that same portrait.

The future King George V enters the frame here, holding his first child's hand.

Elizabeth's grandmother, Queen Mary cradles the weeks-old Princess in this black-and-white portrait.

Even as a toddler, Princess Elizabeth enjoyed her jewels. Here she is posing in a necklace just a few weeks after her first birthday.

Another family portrait of the Duke and Duchess of York with their oldest daughter.

Here's Elizabeth at the wedding of Lady May Cambridge and Captain Henry Abel Smith in a plush coat befitting her royal title.

The future Queen had a confident stride, even in her youth. Her she is walking in London in May of

The princess also got athletic on a ride on her tricycle.

How sweet is this portrait of royal siblings? Queen Elizabeth's younger sister Princess Margaret was born in , and this portrait was taken at some point when she was a toddler.

Queen Elizabeth's favorite residence is widely believed to be Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she's been going since she was a small child. In this photo, she's seated in a horse-drawn carriage with her grandparents on the way back to Balmoral from church services.

Elizabeth out for a ride with her nanny.

Life as a royal child isn't all pomp and ceremony. Here's Princess Elizabeth playing with a doll in a toy pram on the grounds of the Royal Lodge in Windsor.

Trooping the Colo