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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription.  by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 13, 2023 2:59 PM UTCPublished: Apr 20, 2016 4:00 PM UTC  Caption from LIFE. How the Queen saw an odd new game—and what she said. Caption from LIFE. How the Queen saw an odd new game—and what she said. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 13, 2023 2:59 PM UTCPublished: Apr 20, 2016 4:00 PM UTC When Queen Elizabeth II [turns 90](https://www.royal.uk/queens-birthday) on April 21, the[ longest-reigning monarch](http://time.com/4024914/queen-elizabeth-record-graphic/) in British history will celebrate in her own subdued way, as she and the Duke of Edinburgh “[undertake a walkabout](https://www.royal.uk/queen-windsor-90th-birthday)” near Windsor Castle. But don’t let that fool you into thinking the Queen doesn’t know how to celebrate. For one thing, the Queen typically celebrates her [“official” birthday](https://www.royal.uk/events-mark-queens-90th-birthday) during the summer, when it’s less likely the main event—a parade—will be rained on. And for another, there’s plenty of evidence that she can go all out when the occasion demands. LIFE Magazine [profiled](https://books.google.com/books?id=5lYEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=twopage&q&f=false) just such an occasion in 1957, when the young Queen—about five years into her reign—paid a visit to North America, complete with all the pomp and circumstance one might expect of a royal tour. She met with President Eisenhower and Vice-President Nixon; visited her subjects in Canada, where she opened a session of the country’s parliament; visited Jamestown, Va., site of the first permanent British settlement in America; and took in her very first American college football game, in which Maryland beat North Carolina. (Her take: “My, it’s exciting!”) The visit wasn’t all parties. Coming in the midst of the Cold War, the alliance between the U.S. and Britain was as crucial as ever. As LIFE noted, the Queen’s visit coincided with another by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, who was in Washington for “urgent policy talks” about Soviet accusations that the U.S. and Turkey were planning to attack Russian-armed Syria. Nearly 60 years later, that alliance remains strong—and so does the urge to celebrate.  October 28, 1957 cover of LIFE magazine featuring Queen Elizabeth II. Frank Scherschel—LIFE Magazine _Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter_ [_@lizabethronk_](https://twitter.com/LizabethRonk)_._ **Correction, April 9, 2019** _A photo caption in this article originally misstated the date of an issue of LIFE. The cover embedded in this post is from the Oct. 28, 1957, issue, not the Oct. 26, 1957, issue._  Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during their 1957 North America tour. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. How the Queen saw an odd new game—and what she said. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth at College Park's Byrd Stadium during her 1957 North American tour. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth at College Park's Byrd Stadium during her 1957 North American tour. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Close-up is provided as teams, Maryland, right, line up. Queen (center) is almost on scrimmage line. Hank Walker—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Absorbed spectator, the Queen turns to question \[University of Maryland President\] Elkins. At right is Governor McKeldin. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Accompanied by the President and met at the door by Mrs. Eisenhower, Elizabeth and Philip arrive at the White House for their four-day-stay. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth with Richard Nixon during her North American tour, 1957. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth II (L), Vice President Richard M. Nixon (C), and Prince Philip (2R), during a luncheon for the Queen during her North American tour in 1957. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth, Richard Nixon, Mrs. Eisenhower, and Prince Philip in Washington D.C. during the Queen's North American tour in 1957. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth with U.K. Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd during her North American tour in 1957. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth visiting Jamestown, Va. Replica of colonists' ship "Susan Constant" in the background. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. With "Parson," Queen visits James Fort Church replica. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Decorated girl scout, Jennifer Ankers, gets notice. "You have a lot of medals," said Philip. "Six," she replied. In back is Governor Thomas Stanley. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Mock prisoners, locked in the stocks for her edification, amuse the Queen. "Does it hurt?" she asked, while Philip inquired, "Do they throw rotten eggs at you?" The prisoners replied, "No." Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during their North American tour in 1957. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and \[Governor General of Canada\] Vincent Massey during the Queen's North American tour in 1957. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during their visit to Williamsburg, 1957. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth during her North American tour, 1957. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Queen Elizabeth during her North American tour, 1957. 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