On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth became the queen of England, a position that she has held for the last 70 years, and one which she will be celebrating with a Platinum Jubilee (the first British monarch to achieve this milestone, btw).
But while this is a major achievement for the queen, it is also a complicated moment for the royal to reflect on, and there are actually no photos of her from this historic day. Here's why.
Queen Elizabeth II discovered that she had become the head of the British monarchy when she was only 25 years old, learning that her father, King George VI, had died of coronary thrombosis while she was on a trip to Kenya. To prevent a vacancy in the throne, Elizabeth was immediately deemed queen, but in order to give her time to grieve, her official coronation did not take place until a year later, on June 2, 1953.
The former princess was alerted of her father's passing by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and (understandably) these circumstances were quite emotional for her. Thus, granting her wishes, newspaper photographers refrained from snapping any photos of her that day.
