Queen Elizabeth breathed her last on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral, her estate in the Scottish Highlands, at 96. The longest reigning monarch in history was not only admired for her role in public life, but she was also a family-oriented person. As such, let's take a look at some moments of her family life; Princess Elizabeth, 16, center, appears with her mother, Queen Elizabeth, and her younger sister, Princess Margaret Rose, as they walk to the parade ground of Windsor Castle for a review of the Grenadier Guards on May 19, 1942 in Windsor (AP)
The Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) with her father King George VI in 1946. (TheRoyalFamily/Instagram)
Her life changed in 1936 when her uncle, King Edward VIII abdicated, and her father became King George VI and the young Princess became the heir presumptive; Queen Elizabeth II appears with her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the Empire Theatre in London for the world premiere of the film "Dunkirk," on March 20, 1958. (AP)
Prince Philip grew a big family with the queen over the course of their long marriage, with four children, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. In this August 1951 photo, Elizabeth stands with her husband and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at the couple's London residence at Clarence House. (AP)
Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth appear with their daughters Princess Elizabeth, left and Princess Margaret, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, June 22, 1939. (AP)
This picture, dated August 4, 1987 was clicked when Queen Elizabeth II smiled to the well-wishers outside Clarence House in London with Princess Diana. (AP)
Queen Elizabeth II, from left, Prince Louis, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. (AP)
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles planting a tree at Windsor Castle in 2021 (queensgreencanopy/Instagram)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and her husband served as the consort of the British monarch from her accession as queen on February 6, 1952 until his death in 2021. (AP)