Steven Spielberg photographed by Terry O' Neill.

Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg’s films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg’s early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an archetype of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing such issues as the Holocaust, slavery, war and terrorism. He is considered one of the most popular and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He is also one of the co-founders of the DreamWorks movie studio.

Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler’s List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Three of Spielberg’s films—Jaws (1975), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993)—achieved box office records, each becoming the highest-grossing film made at the time. To date, the unadjusted gross of all Spielberg-directed films exceeds $8.5 billion worldwide. Forbes puts Spielberg’s wealth at $3.0 billion.

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Sophia Loren photographed by Terry O' Neill.

Sophia Loren, OMRI (born Sofia Villani Scicolone; 20 September 1934) is an Italian actress.

In 1962, Loren, among 21 other awards, won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance. Loren has won 50 international awards, including one Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Laurel Award. Her other films include: Houseboat (1958), El Cid (1961), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), Marriage Italian-Style (1964), and A Special Day (1977). She has received critical and commercial success in TV movies such as Courage (1986) and in American blockbusters such as Grumpier Old Men (1995), and Nine (2009). In 1994 she starred in Robert Altman’s Ready to Wear, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination the same year. In 1995 she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievements.In 2011 she has dubbed one of the characters of Pixar blockbuster Cars2for non-english speaking markets.

In 1999, Loren was listed by the American Film Institute on AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Stars as #21 of 25 American female screen legends of all time. In 2002, she was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at its annual Anniversary Gala and was inducted into its Italian American Hall of Fame. In 2009, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized her as “Italy’s Most Awarded Actress”.  In 1991, she received an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievements.

The same year, the Republic of France awarded her a Distinction of la Légion d’honneur (the Legion of Honor) with the grade of Chevalier (Knight). In 1994, she was awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.  In 1997, Loren was invested Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic). In 2010, she was awarded the Praemium Imperiale by the Imperial Family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Art Association.

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Tina Turner with Eric Clapton photographed by Terry O' Neill

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”.  Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.  Success followed with a string of hits including “River Deep, Mountain High” and the 1971 hit “Proud Mary”. With the publication of her autobiography I, Tina (1986), Turner revealed severe instances of spousal abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. After virtually disappearing from the music scene for several years following her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career, launching a string of hits beginning in 1983 with the single “Let’s Stay Together” and the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer.

Her musical career led to film roles, beginning with a prominent role as The Acid Queen in the 1975 film Tommy, and an appearance in Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. She starred opposite Mel Gibson as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, and her version of the film’s theme, “We Don’t Need Another Hero”, was a hit single. She appeared in the 1993 film Last Action Hero.

One of the world’s most popular entertainers, Turner has been called the most successful female rock artist  and was named “one of the greatest singers of all time” by Rolling Stone.  Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide.  She has sold more concert tickets than any other solo music performer in history.  She is known for her energetic stage presence, powerful vocals, career longevity,  and widespread appeal.  In 2008, Turner left semi-retirement to embark on her Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour.  Turner’s tour became one of the highest selling ticketed shows of 2008–2009.  Turner was born a Baptist, but converted to Buddhism and credits the spiritual chants with giving her the strength that she needed to get through the rough times.  Rolling Stone ranked her at 63 on their 100 greatest artists of all time and considers her the “Queen of Rock and Roll”

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Marc Bolan photographed by Terry O' Neill.

Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. He is best known as the founder, frontman, lead singer & guitarist for T. Rex, but also a successful solo artist. His music, as well as his highly original sense of style and extraordinary stage presence, helped create the glam rock era which made him one of the most recognisable stars in British rock music.

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Elvis Presley photographed by Terry O' Neill.

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the “King of Rock and Roll” or simply “the King”.

Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was one of the originators of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley’s first RCA single, “Heartbreak Hotel”, released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.

Conscripted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He staged few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, after seven years away from the stage, he returned to live performance in a celebrated comeback television special that led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of profitable tours. In 1973 Presley staged the first concert broadcast globally via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii, seen by approximately 1.5 billion viewers. Prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at the age of 42.

Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of 20th-century popular culture. He had a versatile voice and unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music. Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, he won three, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36. He has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.

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Pete Townshend photograhed by Terry O' Neill.

Peter Dennis Blandford “Pete” Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career. His career with The Who spans more than 40 years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 1960s and 1970s, and, according to Eddie Vedder, “possibly the greatest live band ever.”

Townshend is the primary songwriter for The Who, having written well over 100 songs for the band’s 11 studio albums, including concept albums and the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus popular rock and roll radio staples like Who’s Next, and dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations like Odds & Sods. He has also written over 100 songs that have appeared on his solo albums, as well as radio jingles and television theme songs. Although known primarily as a guitarist, he also plays other instruments such as keyboards, banjo, accordion, synthesiser, bass guitar and drums, on his own solo albums, several Who albums, and as a guest contributor to a wide array of other artists’ recordings. Townshend has never had formal lessons in any of the instruments he plays.

Townshend has also been a contributor and author of newspaper and magazine articles, book reviews, essays, books, and scripts, as well as collaborating as a lyricist (and composer) for many other musical acts. Townshend was ranked #3 in Dave Marsh’s list of Best Guitarists in The New Book of Rock Lists, #10 in Gibson.com’s list of the top 50 guitarists,  and #10 again in Rolling Stone magazine’s updated 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Townshend was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who in 1990.

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Here is a snapshot of my enlightening interview with this wonderful man…

K-S: What does Luxury London mean to you?

TN: Mayfair, St James.

He went on to speak about the village feel and community of the area.

K-S: What feeds your (London) soul?

TN: Jazz. Ronnie Scotts and 606 in Chelsea – that’s what keeps me going.

The Beatles – Backyard, 1963 ©Terry O’Neill.

As I sat with him, his soft cockney lilt was one you’d never tire of listening to, as he imparted his knowledge/wisdom about life, fame and his art of photography. I thought that we the viewing public must have only scratched the surface to his archives and the untold stories that he could tell… but Terry O’Neill has integrity, I saw it in his eyes – he’s not the kiss and tell kind of guy – a true gent, a true celebrity. I continued…

K-S: How do you feel about Photoshop? I asked with a knowing smile.

TN: Don’t do any of it – don’t even use digital. Old fashion film is the best. It’ll all come back one day. You just have to go to a film premiere they take a picture and say wait a minute – then look at the shot. But you see, every moment you don’t take a picture you’re dead! While they’re looking for that great picture they’ve missed another great picture.

K-S: So what did you used to do back in the day?

TN: I could make people look great. You do or you don’t. It’s a question of lighting, watching them, looking for their angle, that type of thing.

Frank Sinatra – Boardwalk, 1964 ©Terry O’Neill.

K-S: What do you love about London?

With no hesitation he replied.

TN: The people. I can’t explain it, it’s a great town – all the restaurants, the music everything. Everything’s great, here and New York – best towns in the world.

K-S: What don’t you like about London?

TN: People who use mobile phones on the bus.

Audrey Hepburn – St. Tropez, 1967 ©Terry O’Neill.

K-S: You use the buses?!

The raised pitch in my voice gave away my surprise.

TN: Yes! I travel by bus every day. I know every bus route. Where are you going now?

K-S: We need to get to South Ken(sington)

TN: Ok, walk up to Park Lane and take the 414, stops right by South Kensington station.

Wow! And we did just that.

Faye Dunaway – 1977 ©Terry O’Neill.

Terry O’Neill represents all that is London; opportunity, creativity, truth, openness, glamour and a down to earth quality even with all its history and magnificence.

It was an interview filled with laughter, I could have chilled out with Terry and his team all day. He made us feel at home and ever so welcome. Which is the perfect note to end on.

Karma-Style with the incredible Terry O’Neill

Remember to make yourself at home here at Luxury London – you are always welcome.

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1. MUHAMMAD ALI
by NEIL LEIFER
At this time everyone was looking for the punch connecting and the gum shields flying. But Neil Leifer always pushed the envelope

At this time everyone was looking for the punch connecting and the gum shields flying. But Neil Leifer always pushed the envelope

Leifer was a Sports Illustrated staffer in the Sixties and his shot of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston who he’s just KO’d in 1965 is one of the all-time great sports pictures. At this time everyone was looking for the punch connecting and the gum shields flying. But Neil always pushed the envelope. Ali is like a young lion who’s crowned himself king of the jungle, and that’s what the ring is – a jungle. I photographed Ali a few years later in 1974, a little past his prime, in Dublin. He was in his training camp and very depressed. They had to fly his mother over to placate him. He just wasn’t the same man any more.

2. MARILYN MONROE
by BERT STERN
Everyone was fixated on Marilyn Monroe’s bosom but Bert Stern made a thing of her back. It’s coy and it’s very clever

Everyone was fixated on Marilyn Monroe’s bosom but Bert Stern made a thing of her back. It’s coy and it’s very clever

Stern had three sessions with Marilyn Monroe for Vogue in June 1962, six weeks before her death, and it became known as The Last Sitting. Everyone was fixated on her bosom but he made a thing of her back. It’s coy and it’s very clever. He recreated the pictures in 2008 for The New Yorker with Lindsay Lohan. She’s no Marilyn but what I found odd was a guy paying tribute to himself. So many people want to copy or recreate famous pictures these days. Rankin did it with my shot of Faye Dunaway by her pool after the Oscars. I had to be nice but it wasn’t all that. He had a dozen assistants running around and I’d shot it on my own at the crack of dawn. You can’t go back.

3. TERENCE STAMP
by TERENCE DONOVAN
This wonderful, brooding image of Terence Stamp from 1967 was taken on the set of Far From The Madding Crowd. He was one of the great actors of that era

This wonderful, brooding image of Terence Stamp from 1967 was taken on the set of Far From The Madding Crowd. He was one of the great actors of that era

Terry is a good-looking fella, and this wonderful, brooding image of him from 1967 was taken on the set of Far From The Madding Crowd. He was one of the great actors of that era. He and Jean Shrimpton were the two faces of the Sixties and I was lucky enough to shoot them together; that image remains one of my best sellers. Terence Donovan was a great guy. We got on well and it was a shock when he killed himself in 1996. I couldn’t believe it when I heard. Terry, David Bailey and I were all from East London, as was Terry Stamp. We were kids from poor backgrounds. We had a chance to do something, and we grabbed it.

4. ELIZABETH TAYLOR
by ANONYMOUS
Elizabeth Taylor has to be one of, if not the, most beautiful women who ever walked God’s Earth, and this publicity still – taken by an unknown photographer – has real class and would grace any cover today

Elizabeth Taylor has to be one of, if not the, most beautiful women who ever walked God’s Earth, and this publicity still – taken by an unknown photographer – has real class and would grace any cover today

I grew up with Forties and Fifties Hollywood publicity shots like this. They seemed so cheesy then but now, looking back, they have a charm of their own. Elizabeth Taylor has to be one of, if not the, most beautiful women who ever walked God’s Earth, and this publicity still – taken by an unknown photographer – has real class and would grace any cover today. I knew Elizabeth well (she hated being called Liz) and the reason I love this shot is because, deep down, behind the movie star there was a very ordinary girl who was quite shy really. I remember once at a Hollywood party I had to go and find her. She was hiding because the room was full of stars like Robert De Niro and Tom Cruise and she was afraid to meet them. I had to escort her into the room and hold her hand and introduce her around to break the ice.

5. ANGELINA JOLIE
by GEORGE HOLZ
Nobody had heard of Angelina Jolie then – it was 1998 and she was a minor TV actress, but everything about her screamed ‘Star!’

Nobody had heard of Angelina Jolie then – it was 1998 and she was a minor TV actress, but everything about her screamed ‘Star!’

The first time I saw this picture by U.S. celebrity photographer George Holz I knew the young woman in it was going to be huge. Nobody had heard of Angelina Jolie then – it was 1998 and she was a minor TV actress, but everything about her screamed ‘Star!’ This is from the pre-digital age and it proves that all the computer tricks and tools the stars and their agents use today to manipulate their image can’t hold a candle to a someone who knows how to use a camera and film.

6. AUDREY HEPBURN

by TERRY O’NEILL
Audrey Hepburn was always photographed as the iconic, stylish beauty – but she had such an impish sense of humour and she could get really frisky

Audrey Hepburn was always photographed as the iconic, stylish beauty – but she had such an impish sense of humour and she could get really frisky

You couldn’t miss with Hepburn. In fact, I can’t recall seeing many bad shots of her at all. She was always photographed as the iconic, stylish beauty – but she had such an impish sense of humour and she could get really frisky. I was lucky to be there when she was in a particularly mischievous mood in St Tropez, in 1967. Funnily enough she hated water but had to be in the pool for a take on the set of Two For The Road. When I see an actress described as the ‘new Audrey Hepburn’ I laugh. There’ll never be another.

7. AMERICAN MARINE
by W EUGENE SMITH
This portrait of a battle-weary American Marine fighting his way across the Pacific during WWII always moves me. You can see how a handsome young man has become toughened and grizzled by war

This portrait of a battle-weary American Marine fighting his way across the Pacific during WWII always moves me. You can see how a handsome young man has become toughened and grizzled by war

W Eugene Smith is one of my all time favourite photographers. He was obsessive about detail and had a reputation of being very testy, but this portrait of a battle-weary American Marine fighting his way across the Pacific during WWII always moves me. You can see how a handsome young man has become toughened and grizzled by war. I never took pictures in a war so I can only imagine how tough it must be to be a war photographer – I know Smith was wounded doing his job – but I can also see how much of a privilege it must be.

8. CHURCHILL
by KARSH
This has everything you expect in a Churchill photograph: the authority, the bulldog expression. Everything but the cigar, because Karsh took it off him, which made Churchill scowl even more

This has everything you expect in a Churchill photograph: the authority, the bulldog expression. Everything but the cigar, because Karsh took it off him, which made Churchill scowl even more

This was the first photographic portrait I ever saw and it set me on my way. Shot by Canadian photographer Karsh in Ottawa in 1941, this is a classic; a powerful image that’s like a grand old painting. Karsh was a great technician – he even lit the hands separately – and this has everything you expect in a Churchill photograph: the authority, the bulldog expression. Everything but the cigar, because Karsh took it off him, which made Churchill scowl even more. I wouldn’t have had the courage to do that. Churchill was impressed by the result saying, ‘You could make a roaring lion stand still’. I met Karsh years later in London and I told him this was one of my favourites portraits, but he was very humble about it.

9. ANTHONY BLUNT
by LORD SNOWDON
Anthony Blunt was the Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures then but was later revealed to be one of the most infamous spies ever. This captures a certain steeliness in him

Anthony Blunt was the Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures then but was later revealed to be one of the most infamous spies ever. This captures a certain steeliness in him

A technically brilliant shot of Anthony Blunt with a Picasso transparency ‘projected’ onto his face. Blunt was the Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures then but was later revealed to be one of the most infamous spies ever. This captures a certain steeliness in him. Tony is a truly great photographer. He once said, ‘I don’t like photographs displayed in the house. I don’t consider them art.’ But I don’t think he believes it and I think he should have more exhibitions to remind people how good he is. Everyone remembers his privileged background but I had a conversation with him about it once and he said all everyone thought was: ‘Princess Margaret’s husband’. It did him less of a favour than you might imagine.

10. AFGHAN GIRL
by STEVE MCCURRY
It’s a truly great image. I recall being mesmerised by it when I first saw it. The eyes just burn out of the page at you. It’s known as ‘the Afghan Mona Lisa’

It’s a truly great image. I recall being mesmerised by it when I first saw it. The eyes just burn out of the page at you. It’s known as ‘the Afghan Mona Lisa’

American photo journalist Steve McCurry is a very talented guy and his portrait of a 12-year-old Afghan refugee girl, Sharbat Gula, became the cover of a 1985 copy of National Geographic. It’s a truly great image. I recall being mesmerised by it when I first saw it. The eyes just burn out of the page at you. It’s known as ‘the Afghan Mona Lisa’ and it demonstrates the power of an image to create its own story. McCurry went back to find her almost 20 years later, and eventually tracked her down in a little village

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David Bowie photographed by Terry O' Neill

David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth and eclecticism of his work.

Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in July 1969, when his song “Space Oddity” reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart. After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single “Starman” and the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Bowie’s impact at that time, as described by biographer David Buckley, “challenged the core belief of the rock music of its day” and “created perhaps the biggest cult in popular culture.”  The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona proved merely one facet of a career marked by continual reinvention, musical innovation and striking visual presentation.

In 1975, Bowie achieved his first major American crossover success with the number-one single “Fame” and the hit album Young Americans, which the singer characterised as “plastic soul”. The sound constituted a radical shift in style that initially alienated many of his UK devotees. He then confounded the expectations of both his record label and his American audiences by recording the minimalist album Low (1977)—the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno over the next two years. The so-called “Berlin Trilogy” albums all reached the UK top five and garnered lasting critical praise.

After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single “Ashes to Ashes”, its parent album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and “Under Pressure”, a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached a new commercial peak in 1983 with Let’s Dance, which yielded several hit singles. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including blue-eyed soul, industrial, adult contemporary, and jungle. His last recorded album was Reality (2003), which was supported by the 2003–04 Reality Tour.

Buckley says of Bowie: “His influence has been unique in popular culture—he has permeated and altered more lives than any comparable figure.”  In the BBC’s 2002 poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, Bowie was placed at number 29. Throughout his career, he has sold an estimated 140 million albums. In the UK, he has been awarded nine Platinum album certifications, 11 Gold and eight Silver, and in the US, five Platinum and seven Gold certifications. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 39th on their list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”, and 23rd on their list of the best singers of all-time.

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Queen Elizabeth photographed by Terry O' Neill.

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary;  born 21 April 1926) is the constitutional monarch of 16 out of the 54 sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations, and Head of the Commonwealth. In order of foundation, the 16 independent Commonwealth realms are the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. As the British monarch, she is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

Elizabeth was born in London, and educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne as George VI in 1936 on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, in which she served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. When her father died in 1952, she became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. Her coronation service in 1953 was the first to be televised. Between 1956 and 1992, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence and realms, including South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (renamed Sri Lanka), became republics.

In 1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with whom she has four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward. In 1992, which Elizabeth termed her annus horribilis (“horrible year”), Charles and Andrew separated from their wives, Anne divorced, and a severe fire destroyed part of Windsor Castle. Revelations continued on the state of Charles’s marriage to Diana, Princess of Wales, and they divorced in 1996. The following year, Diana died in a Paris car crash, and the media criticised the royal family for remaining in seclusion in the days before her funeral. Elizabeth’s personal popularity rebounded after she appeared in public and has subsequently remained high.

Her reign of 59 years is the second-longest for a British monarch. Her Silver and Golden Jubilees were celebrated in 1977 and 2002; her Diamond Jubilee is planned for 2012.

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