Queen Elizabeth II: Over the Years
Britain's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, died Thursday at the age of 96. VOA Africa shares some sightings of the late queen in Africa throughout the years.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II presents the Order of Merit medal to President Nelson Mandela at the start of a brief meeting at Mandela's office, March 20, 1995. The Queen is in South Africa, her first to the country since 1947
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II chats with workers at the Landrover factory in the north-west of Pretoria March 24, 1995. The Queen is on a six-day state visit to South Africa
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Port Elizabeth mayor Nceba Faku, in Xhosa traditional dress, smile at residents outside the Centenary hall in New Brighton township, March 22, 1995. The Queen is on a six-day official visit to South Africa, her first to the country since 1947.
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Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by residents outside Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto township southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 23, 1995. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo