More than 500 gorgeous photos of the royal family are up for auction Thursday Erin ... and beautiful photos of Queen Elizabeth as a child with her younger sister, Princess Margaret.

Prince Louis, the youngest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, turns 7 on Wednesday,. See pictures of the royal over ...

But like many Brits of my generation (I was born the year before the coronation) my life has been bookended by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II ... Windsor Castle went up in flames, saw popularity ...

In honor of Queen Elizabeth II and her illustrious seven-decade reign, we take a walk down memory lane and see how a young Elizabeth made her mark from the start.