Queen Elizabeth II's life through the years
![](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/GTY_Queen_Elizabeth_II_ml_140421_1x1_1600.jpg?w=1600)
1 of 50
This portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was released, April 20, 2014 to mark her majesty's 88th birthday, April 21. The photograph was taken at Buckingham Palace in March and was commissioned on behalf of the British Government's GREAT Britain campaign.