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The 70 famous faces who have met the Queen during her 70 year reign

From world leaders, to dignitaries, sporting stars and celebrities, we take a look at the famous faces who have met Queen Elizabeth II during her seven decades as the head of the British monarchy.

May 23, 2022
23 May 2022

From world leaders, to dignitaries, sporting stars and celebrities, we take a look at the famous faces who have met Queen Elizabeth II during her seven decades as the head of the British monarchy.

US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama (Photo by John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
South African President Nelson Mandela (AP Photo, file)
US President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy (AP Photo/Pool)
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin (AP Photo)
Mother Teresa (AP Photo, file)
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Steve Parsons/Pool via AP)
Renowned conservationist Dr Jane Goodall DBE (Photo by Leon Neal-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
French international footballer Thierry Henry introduces the Queen to his Arsenal teammates (AP Photo/Fiona Hanson/pool)
American singer and actor Frank Sinatra (AP Photo)
Former England captain David Beckham (Photo by John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
King Bhumidol of Thailand (AP Photo)
British actor Peter O’Toole (AP Photo)
American actor Barbra Streisand (AP Photo/Press Association)
Madonna (AP Photo/ Daily Express, Tim Clarke)
Former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)
British prime minister Winston Churchill (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun (AP Photo/PA, Fiona Hanson, WPA Pool)
Charlie Chaplin (AP Photo)
American actor Jayne Mansfield (AP Photo)
Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (AP Photo/Tan Ah Soon)
Formula One motor racing driver Lewis Hamilton (AP Photo / Anthony Devlin/PA)
Zairian leader Mobutu Sese Seko (AP Photo/Pool)
Dame Edna Everage (AP Photo/David Cheskin, Pool, File)
Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea the Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Somare (AP Photo/Matthew Fearn, Pool)
Bill Gates (Photo by Chris Young/ROTA/Getty Images)
Ambassador of Mongolia Dalrain Davaasambuu (AP Photo / PA, Kirsty Wigglesworth / Pool)
British actor Kate Winslet (AP Photo/ Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Captain Sir Thomas Moore (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Sultan of Oman and his wife, the first lady of Oman (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)
Singer Lady Gaga (Photo by Leon Neal/ WPA Pool /Getty Images)
Singer Miley Cyrus (Photo by Leon Neal/ WPA Pool /Getty Images)
British Women’s Singles Champion Virginia Wade (Photo by Mike Stephens/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British tennis champion Sir Andy Murray (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Pope Benedict XVI (Photo by Dave Thompson – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
British actor Dame Helen Mirren (Photo by Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
British actor Dame Judi Dench (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Australian actor Hugh Jackman (Photo by John Stillwell WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Former New Zealand Rugby Captain Tana Umaga ( AP Photo/Fiona Hanson, Pool)
Yoko Ono (Photo by Tim Hales – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Emperor Akihito of Japan and Empress Michiko (Photo by Arthur Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Sir Paul McCartney (Photo by Carl Court – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Sir Elton John (Photo by Dave Thompson – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Inventor Tim Berners-Lee (Photo by Lewis Whyld – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Reverend Desmond Tutu (Photo by Sean Dempsey – WPA Pool /Getty Images)
Cast members of ‘Game of Thrones’ (Photo by Jonathan Porter – Pool/Getty Images)
American actor Angelina Jolie (Photo by Anthony Devlin – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
British actor Helena Bonham Carter (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Lord Sebastian Coe (Photo by Arthur Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Malala Yousafzai (Photo by Arthur Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Pope Francis (Photo by Arthur Edwards/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
President of China Xi Jinping (Photo by Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool /Getty Images)
Professor Stephen Hawking (Photo by Jonathan Brady – Pool / Getty Images)
Pope John Paul II (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Former British Secretary of State for War John Profumo and his wife Valerie Hobson (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images)
Sir David Attenborough (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi (Photo by John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Queen Rania of Jordan and King Abdullah II of Jordan (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and His Grace Bishop Angaelos of the Coptic Church (Photo by Victoria Jones – WPA Pool /Getty Images)
Former Indian Cricket Captain Sachin Tendulkar (AP Photo/Fiona Hanson/Pool)
King Felipe VI of Spain (Photo by Jack Hill – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Fashion icon Anna Wintour (Photo by Yui Mok – Pool/Getty Images)
US President Richard Nixon (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Yugoslav political leader Josip Broz Tito (Photo by David Cairns/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
President of Ghana Dr Kwame Nkrumah (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar (Photo by Steve Parsons – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zail Singh (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump (Photo by Jeff Gilbert – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel (Photo by Steve Parsons- WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Australian cricket team (Photo by Allsport/Getty Images/Hulton Archive)

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