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animal kingdom
June 1, 2012

See Queen Elizabeth With Corgis, a Panda, Elephants, and Other Animals

By Charlotte Cowles

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Photo: Lisa Sheridan/Getty Images

It’s a well-known fact that members of the stiff-lipped British upper class only display affection (like touching or smiling warmly) upon animals. In most cases, this means dogs and horses, but for Queen Elizabeth II, there’s a whole kingdom of creatures to dote on. As you’ll see in our slideshow, many of her royal duties over the years have involved interactions with various beasts — ponies and corgis, of course, but also elephants, a panda, a duck, a ferret, several goats, and one unfortunate tiger (blame Prince Philip). In celebration of this weekend’s Diamond Jubilee festivities, enjoy these photos of Her Majesty in various states of joy and/or bewilderment as she mingles with her animal subjects. 

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January, 1930  Photo: Imagno/IMAGNO/Austrian Archives (S)
January, 1931  Photo: Imagno/IMAGNO/Austrian Archives (S)
June, 1934  Photo: Keystone
January, 1936  Photo: Lisa Sheridan
January, 1936     Photo: Lisa Sheridan
June, 1936  Photo: Lisa Sheridan/2008 Getty Images
June, 1936  Photo: Hulton Archive
June, 1936  Photo: Lisa Sheridan
June, 1936  Photo: Lisa Sheridan
January, 1938  Photo: Hulton Archive
April, 1939  Photo: Topical Press Agency
May, 1939  Photo: Hulton Archive
April, 1940  Photo: Lisa Sheridan
April, 1942  Photo: Lisa Sheridan
August, 1943  Photo: Topical Press Agency/2009 Getty Images
May, 1944  Photo: Lisa Sheridan/2010 Getty Images
May, 1944  Photo: Lisa Sheridan/2006 Getty Images
May, 1944  Photo: Lisa Sheridan/2006 Getty Images
May, 1944  Photo: Lisa Sheridan
January, 1946  Photo: Central Press
July, 1946  Photo: Lisa Sheridan/2010 Getty Images
July, 1946  Photo: Lisa Sheridan
July, 1946  Photo: Lisa Sheridan/2010 Getty Images
June, 1947  Photo: Reg Speller
June, 1949  Photo: Monty Fresco
July, 1952  Photo: Reg Speller
January, 1957  Photo: Hulton Archive
September, 1957  Photo: Central Press/2012 Getty Images
June, 1958  Photo: George W. Hales/2012 Getty Images
January, 1959  Photo: Hulton Archive/2012 Getty Images
January 1960  Photo: Anwar Hussein/1960 Anwar Hussein
October, 1960  Photo: Anwar Hussein
January, 1961  Photo: Fox Photos
January, 1961  Photo: Fox Photos
October, 1966  Photo: Fox Photos/2012 Getty Images
February, 1968         Photo: Hulton Archive
January, 1970  Photo: Keystone/2005 Getty Images
May, 1971  Photo: Fox Photos/2012 Getty Images
September, 1972  Photo: Fox Photos/2012 Getty Images
April, 1973  Photo: Anwar Hussein/1973 Anwar Hussein
May, 1973  Photo: George W. Hales/2012 Getty Images
October, 1974  Photo: Anwar Hussein
January, 1978  Photo: Serge Lemoine/2012 Getty Images
October, 1979  Photo: Central Press
January, 1983  Photo: Hulton Archive
January, 1990  Photo: Anwar Hussein/Anwar Hussein
October, 2002  Photo: ANDRE FORGET
April, 2003  Photo: Julian Herbert/2003 Getty Images
March, 2003  Photo: Anwar Hussein
March, 2006  Photo: Jonathan Drake/2006 Getty Images
May, 2007  Photo: Chris Jackson/2007 Getty Images
March, 2008  Photo: Anwar Hussein Collection/ROTA/2008 Anwar Hussein
July, 2009  Photo: WPA Pool/2009 Getty Images
April, 2010  Photo: Chris Jackson/2010 Getty Images
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