The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary
The Queen and Prince Philip, who were married in 1947, celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary on 20 November.
PAWe look through seven decades of marriage in pictures, including moments when the couple have stood together through pivotal events in history.
The royal wedding, 20 November 1947
PAPrincess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh were married at Westminster Abbey.
PACrowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace for a glimpse of the couple.
PAThe birth of Prince Charles, 1948, and Princess Anne, 1950
PAWith their first child Prince Charles, aged six months.
PAPrincess Anne was christened at Buckingham Palace in 1950.
The Queen's coronation 1953
PAQueen Elizabeth on the way to her coronation at Westminster Abbey.
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PAThe Royal Family enjoy some homemade entertainment.
1960s
PAWith President John F Kennedy and his wife Jackie at Buckingham Palace.
PAThe Queen celebrates her 39th birthday with Philip and her children, who by this time also include Andrew and Edward
1970s
PAThe Queen photographs her horse Columbus on the first day of the 1974 Badminton Horse Trials.
PAThe couple relax at Balmoral Castle with their dog Tinker, a cross between a corgi and long haired dachshund.
1980s
PAThe Queen waves as Concorde flies past the Royal Yacht Britannia near Barbados.
PAThe wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
PATaking photos on the South Sea Islands of Tuvalu.
PAQueen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit the Great Wall of China in 1986.
1990s
PACelebrating the 70th birthday of Baroness Thatcher in 1995.
PAViewing floral tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales, at Buckingham Palace in 1997.
PAAt the Birmingham Hippodrome for the 1999 Royal Variety Performance.
PAMarking the new millennium with a glass of champagne in Greenwich, London.
2000s
PAConcentrating at Strathclyde Fire Brigade's Command and Control Centre.
PAA parade for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002.
PALeaving the funeral of the Queen Mother in 2002.
PAThe couple enjoy a musical performance in the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds in 2002.
PAHolding hands at the State Opening of Parliament.
PAA garden party in Buckingham Palace.
PAThe Queen views her 1947 wedding gown and 13-foot bridal trail at an exhibition to mark her diamond wedding anniversary in 2007.
PAThe annual Trooping the Colour parade in 2009.
2010s
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PADuring a service at St Paul's Cathedral to mark the Centenary of the Order of the British Empire in 2017.
The Queen and Prince Philip were married on 20 November 1947.