Updated: September 8, 2022 6:37 PM EDT | Originally published: September 8, 2015 12:36 PM EDT
Q ueen 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
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Queen Elizabeth on the June 4, 2012, cover of TIME's Europe edition, marking her Diamond Jubilee EQUANIMITY BY CHRIS LEVINE (ARTIST) AND ROB MUNDAY (HOLOGRAPHER) Buy a print of The Diamond Queen cover
The Queen appears (near the bottom right) as a member of the TIME 100 on the May 14, 2007, cover of TIME Photo-Illustration for TIME by Sean McCabe Queen Elizabeth on the Apr. 17, 2006, cover of TIME's Asia edition, at the time of her 80th birthday Photograph by Anwar Hussein Collection—LFI Queen Elizabeth on the June 3, 2002, cover of TIME's Europe edition, marking her Golden Jubilee KARSH / CAMERA PRESS Queen 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/Liaison The Queen on the June 29, 1959, cover of TIME TIME Buy a print of the Queen Elizabeth II 1959 cover
Queen Elizabeth, as Person of the Year for 1952, on the Jan. 5, 1953, cover of TIME Boris Chaliapin Buy a print of the Woman of the Year cover
Queen Elizabeth on the Feb. 18, 1952, cover of TIME, following her ascension to the throne Boris Chaliapin Buy a print of the Queen Elizabeth II 1952 cover
Then-Princess Elizabeth on the Mar. 31, 1947, cover of TIME Boris Chaliapin Buy a print of the Princess Elizabeth 1947 cover
Then-Princess "Lilybet" on the Apr. 29, 1929, cover of TIME TIME Buy a print of the Princess Elizabeth 1929 cover
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