Queen Elizabeth sits for a portrait prior to her silver wedding anniversary in 1948
Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain sits for her portrait on March 16, 1948, as her silver wedding anniversary approaches. She and King George VI were married in Westminster Abbey on April 26, 1923. (UPI Photo/Dorothy Wilding/Files)
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