The late Queen Elizabeth II welcomed eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren over the years, sharing many bonding moments with them and their growing families.
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Princess Anne gave birth to the Queen’s first grandchild, a baby boy named Peter Phillips, in November 1977.
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The Queen adorably held Anne’s daughter, Zara Tindall, on her lap during a June 1984 polo match.
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Princess Beatrice traveled to Balmoral in August 1989 with her parents, Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew, and grandmother.
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Zara read over her grandmother’s shoulder at the Windsor Horse show in May 1987.
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The Queen watched a match at the Guards Polo Club with King Charles III’s sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, in June 1987.
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Zara and William visited the Queen at Sandringham in January 1988.
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In June 1990, the monarch was all smiles riding with Princess Diana and her sons to Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour.
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Her Majesty attended Ferguson and Andrew’s daughter Princess Eugenie’s christening in December 1990.
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The Queen watched the Royal Windsor Horse show in May 1991 with Princess Beatrice adorably at her side.
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In August 1997, Eugenie was photographed greeting her grandmother while Beatrice looked on.
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Zara shared a laugh with her grandmother at the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival in March 2003.
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Harry and William helped the Queen celebrate Trooping the Colour in June 2003.
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Harry spoke to the Queen and Prince Philip following an April 2005 service of prayer and dedication for Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
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William talked to Elizabeth at the service as well.
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In April 2006, the Queen attended the Sovereign’s Parade with Harry.
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In December 2006, Zara and her then-boyfriend, Mike Tindall, greeted the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
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Zara and her grandmother chatted on a balcony during day three of Royal Ascot in June 2007.
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Beatrice and the Queen attended a Christmas Day church service together in December 2008.
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William stood at the Queen’s side as she celebrated her Diamond Jubilee in June 2012.
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That same month, Eugenie attended an Easter service with her grandma.
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The Queen shared a sweet moment with Prince Edward’s daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May 2011.
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The Queen posed for Prince George’s official christening portrait in October 2013.
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While attending William and Kate Middleton’s daughter Princess Charlotte’s christening in July 2015, the Queen chatted with the infant’s proud parents.
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William knelt beside George as the little one shared a touching moment with the Queen at the baptism.
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That same day, the monarch smiled at Charlotte as Middleton pushed her daughter in a stroller.
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Beatrice presented the Queen with a trophy at the Royal Ascot Racecourse in June 2016.
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The Queen laughed with William while celebrating her 90th birthday in June 2016.
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Zara kissed the matriarch in June 2017 at the Royal Ascot Racecourse.
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In July 2018, Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, helped the monarch celebrate the centenary of the RAF.
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That same month, William and his grandmother attended the Thistle Service at St Giles’ Cathedral together.
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To honor Eugenie’s October 2018 wedding to Jack Brooksbank, the Queen posed for a portrait with the bride and groom and their bridal party.
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Harry and Markle spoke to the Queen at Eugenie’s October 2018 nuptials.
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Eugenie accompanied her grandmother to the Royal Maundy Service at St George’s Chapel in April 2019.
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In 2019, the Queen and Philip adorably posed with George, Charlotte, Savannah Phillips, Isla Phillips, Lena Tindall and Mia Tindall.
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The Queen and Philip met Markle and Harry’s son, Archie, in May 2019.
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In May 2019, the Queen smiled at Harry while leaving Lady Gabriella Windsor’s wedding.
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William and Middleton took the Queen on a tour of the duchess’ Back to Nature Garden in May 2019.
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The Queen, Charles, William and George kicked off the decade with a four-generation portrait in January 2020.
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Prince Louis shared a sweet moment with his great-grandmother at her Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, just three months before she died at age 96.
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