A royal visit: Queen Elizabeth in Australia
As she prepares to celebrate becoming England's longest-reigning monarch, we take a look back at her honest and dynamic relationship with Australia.
Queen Elizabeth, looking chic in slim white dress, attends a garden party in Sydney in 1954.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, is greeted by the Premier of New South Wales Joseph Cahill at a Sydney State Banquet in 1954.
A laughing Queen Elizabeth aboard the HMS Australia in 1954.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are taken on a tour of Tasmania in 1954.
Elizabeth and Philip wave to crowds as they are driven around the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Queen Elizabeth broadcasting live from a station in New South Wales' Broken Hill.
Queen Elizabeth greets jockeys at the Randwick racecourse in 1970.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their tour of Australia in 1970.
Elizabeth is greeted by a team of boy scouts in Brisbane in 1982.
In front of the Sydney Opera House in 2006.