Queen Elizabeth II speaks in front of Parliament on her Diamond Jubilee, the 60th year of her reign. She first became Queen on February 6, 1952; in her speech, she shares that she is only the second English monarch to celebrate a diamond jubilee; how many different prime ministers that she has worked with; how many bills she has signed into law; and much more.

Major Mark Edward and Captain Richard Todd explain the preparation that went into the 21- and 41-gun salute that honored Queen Elizabeth II’s 61st anniversary of becoming queen as well as the history of the salute. See how horses are groomed; what they’ll be required to pull; and much more in this video from British Forces News. Elizabeth became Queen of England on February 6, 1952 upon the death of her father.

Queen Elizabeth II of England reads her Queen’s Speech at the state opening of Parliament on May 8, 2013. Topics mentioned include a stronger economy and fairer society; education and child car; immigration; crime and national security; Scotland remaining part of the United Kingdom; terrorism; climate change; and much more. She has been Queen of England since February 6, 1952.

Queen Elizabeth II meets Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who was shot in the head by the Taliban because of her efforts to promote education for females. Yousafzai shares what she thought about meeting the Queen on October 18, 2013 and her impressions of the ruler. She wrote an anonymous blog for BBC and a documentary was filmed on her life; she has also published a book on her experiences.

England’s Queen Elizabeth II shares her thoughts on a wide range of topics: what it was like to take on the title of Queen with “no apprenticeship” after her father died young; what she does with the immense numbers of letters she receives; what she thinks of farming and racing; her attitude towards guests; what prevents this from being a “dingy world”; how she interacts with prime ministers; her “movable life” and more. Queen Elizabeth began to reign on February 6, 1952.

Barbara Walters recalls Princess Grace struggling to get through an interview and almost breaking down in tears.