The Queen will have reigned for 69 years on February 6.

Here is a selection of pictures of the monarch over the decades, as she reaches the anniversary of her accession – one year away from her Platinum Jubilee.

– 1950s

– 1960s

– 1970s

– 1980s

– 1990s

– 2000s

– 2010s

– 2020s