Queen Elizabeth II took Zara and Peter Phillips to see their mother and her daughter, Princess Anne, ride horses in Windsor Great Park in 1984.
Elizabeth with Zara and Peter Phillips.
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Princess Anne was riding in the Horse Society Centenary displays in 1984.
She still accompanied them to swanky events once they were all grown up.
Elizabeth with Zara and Mike Tindall.
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The Queen left the Patron’s Lunch in honor of her 90th birthday with Zara Tindall (previously Phillips) and her husband, Mike Tindall, in 2016. The party had been organized by her brother, Peter Phillips.
She read to them when they were kids.
Elizabeth with Zara Phillips.
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The Queen read to Zara Phillips at the Windsor Horse Show in 1987.
And held them on her lap.
Elizabeth with Zara Phillips.
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The Queen held Zara Phillips on her lap at a polo match at Smith’s Lawn in Windsor in 1984.
She and her grandchildren took trips together.
Elizabeth, Prince Edward, and Zara and Peter Phillips.
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The Queen posed for photos with her son Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and her grandchildren Zara and Peter Phillips onboard the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1986.
And she took them to church.
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She joined Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, daughter of Prince Andrew, as they headed to Crathie Kirk near Balmoral Castle for Sunday service on August 30, 1998.
She even took them to museums and let them play on fire engines.
Elizabeth with Peter Phillips, Zara Phillips, Prince William, and Prince Harry.
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Elizabeth took her grandchildren to the Sandringham Museum in 1988.
They could always be seen popping their heads out at royal events.
Elizabeth with Harry, left, and William.
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Prince Harry and Prince William joined the Queen on the balcony at Buckingham Palace at Trooping the Colour in 1988.
She visited Peter Phillips at school.
Elizabeth with Peter Phillips.
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The Queen visited Zara and Peter Phillips at Port Regis school in 1991.
When William was a child, he reportedly called the Queen “Gary” because he couldn’t say “Grandma.”
William surrounded by royal relatives, including Elizabeth.
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Royal relatives and godparents were amused by William’s antics at Harry’s christening in 1984.
As they grew up, her grandchildren greeted her more formally.
Elizabeth with Harry.
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The Queen received a kiss from Harry at Guards Polo Club in 1999.
But she still planted kisses on them, as any grandmother would.
Elizabeth with William.
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The Queen kissed William at a polo match at the Ascot Racecourse in 2004.
She took pride in their accomplishments.
Elizabeth and William.
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The Queen visited William at RAF Valley, where he was stationed as a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, in 2011.
Her grandchildren enjoyed spending time with her.
Elizabeth with Eugenie.
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Princess Eugenie posed with the Queen at the Royal Ascot in 2013.
They could often be spotted grinning at each other in pictures.
Queen Elizabeth with Prince Harry.
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The Queen chatted with Prince Harry at the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston.
William couldn’t quite keep a straight face when his grandmother walked through the Royal Military Academy parade.
Elizabeth and William.
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During the Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Military Academy in Camberley, England, the Queen walked by William, whose face showed a hint of a smile.
She was a fixture at their weddings.
Elizabeth (middle row, second from the left) at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding.
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The Queen arriving at Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding was one of the best moments of the day.
The Queen also apparently enjoyed the company of her grandchildren’s husbands and wives.
Elizabeth with Markle.
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On their first royal engagement together, the Queen and Markle looked like best friends.
The Queen doted on her great-grandchildren too.
Elizabeth at Trooping the Colour.
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At Trooping the Colour in 2016, the Queen was delighted by Prince George’s cuteness.
She attended Prince George’s christening in 2013.
William, Kate Middleton, and Prince George with Elizabeth.
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It was a four-generation gathering of the royal family at the Chapel Royal in London.
And Princess Charlotte’s in 2015.
Elizabeth with George.
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George needed her attention, though.
As her great-grandchildren have gotten older, she’s been able to hold conversations with them.
The royal family in 2017.
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At Trooping the Colour in 2017, the Queen and Prince George shared a cute interaction on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
The Queen celebrated her 70-year reign alongside her grandkids in 2022.
Elizabeth stands on the balcony with the Royal family during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace in London, Sunday, June 5, 2022.
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The Queen smiled at her grandchildren during the Platinum Jubilee 2022, which commemorated the 70th anniversary since she ascended to the throne.