Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-ruling British monarch, died Sept. 8, 2022. To mark this moment, TIME released a commemorative issue dedicated to the longtime monarch. Here, a visual history of her appearances on the cover of TIME over the past 90 years.
Read the cover story about her ascension to the throne, from 1952, here in the TIME Vault: Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth on the June 4, 2012, cover of TIME's Europe edition, marking her Diamond JubileeEQUANIMITY BY CHRIS LEVINE (ARTIST) AND ROB MUNDAY (HOLOGRAPHER)
The Queen appears (near the bottom right) as a member of the TIME 100 on the May 14, 2007, cover of TIMEPhoto-Illustration for TIME by Sean McCabeQueen Elizabeth on the Apr. 17, 2006, cover of TIME's Asia edition, at the time of her 80th birthdayPhotograph by Anwar Hussein Collection—LFIQueen Elizabeth on the June 3, 2002, cover of TIME's Europe edition, marking her Golden JubileeKARSH / CAMERA PRESSQueen Elizabeth (at top)—along with Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Juan Carlos of Spain, Margrethe of Denmark, and Bernhard and Juliana of the Netherlands—on the May 3, 1976, cover of TIME(Top, clockwise) Serge Lemoine-Sygma; Agence Norma; Eddie Adams; Hubert le Campion-Sygma; Daniel Simon-Gamma/LiaisonThe Queen on the June 29, 1959, cover of TIMETIME
