--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Queen Elizabeth II ## Queen Elizabeth II Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Mar 7, 2019 ## [The Accounts That Queen Elizabeth Follows on Instagram Reflect Her High Quality of Life](https://time.com/5547470/queen-elizabeth-instagram-follows/) by Megan McCluskey *  Jul 12, 2018 ## [Here's Every Time Queen Elizabeth Met a U.S. President](https://time.com/5333083/queen-elizabeth-trump-visit-presidents/) [HISTORY](/section/history/) by Ciara Nugent *  Jun 1, 2018 ## [Elizabeth Didn’t Expect to Be Queen. Here’s How It Happened](https://time.com/5298945/queen-elizabeth-princess/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Eliana Dockterman *  May 18, 2018 ## [Harry and Meghan's Wedding Is a Reminder That Britain Doesn't Need the Royals](https://time.com/5282035/abolish-britain-monarchy-republic/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Graham Smith *  Apr 20, 2018 ## [Here's Why Queen Elizabeth II Has Two Birthdays](https://time.com/5248082/queen-elizabeth-two-birthdays/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Megan McCluskey *  May 23, 2017 ## [Queen Elizabeth Responds to 'Dreadful' Bombing at Manchester Concert](https://time.com/4790168/queen-elizabeth-manchester-attack/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Kate Samuelson *  Apr 24, 2017 ## [Rihanna Is Photoshopping Queen Elizabeth's Head Onto Her Body and the Internet Doesn't Know What to Think](https://time.com/4752409/rihanna-queen-elizabeth-photoshops-internet-reactions/) by Megan McCluskey *  Apr 21, 2017 ## [Royal Family Shares Queen’s Christening Photo](https://time.com/4750087/queen-elizabeth-91-birthday-photo-christening/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Kate Samuelson *  Apr 11, 2017 ## [Watch Queen Elizabeth II Dutifully Play with Elephants and Feed Them Bananas](https://time.com/4734688/queen-elizabeth-elephants/) by Cady Lang *  Feb 10, 2017 ## [How Brits Are Planning to Resist Donald Trump's State Visit](https://time.com/4666789/donald-trump-united-kingdom-theresa-may/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Mark Leftly *  Feb 6, 2017 ## [Queen Elizabeth II Celebrates Her Sapphire Jubilee](https://time.com/4660870/queen-elizabeth-sapphire-jubilee/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Kate Samuelson and Zamira Rahim *  Oct 13, 2016 ## [Queen Elizabeth II Is Now the World's Longest-Reigning Monarch](https://time.com/4529695/queen-elizabeth-longest-reigning-monarch/) by Suyin Haynes *  Jul 13, 2016 ## [Watch Live: Theresa May Sworn in as Britain's New Prime Minister](https://time.com/4404000/theresa-may-britain-prime-minister-david-cameron/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Simon Lewis *  Jun 21, 2016 ## [Queen Elizabeth Just Sent Out A Personal (and Very Polite) Thank You on Twitter](https://time.com/4377294/queen-elizabeth-twitter-thank-you/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Cady Lang *  Jun 19, 2016 ## [The Craziest Hats From the Royal Ascot Race](https://time.com/4373595/craziest-hats-from-the-royal-ascot-race/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by TIME Photo ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/queen-elizabeth-ii/","name":"Queen Elizabeth II"}}]}] ```