A Rare Glimpse Of The Queen's Private World

Queen Elizabeth II is now the world's longest-reigning monarch, following the death of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday. She has officially reigned for over 64 years, 8 months and 8 days.

To mark the occasion, we want to share with you previously unpublished photos of the Queen.

The pictures were taken over the course of eight months in 1991 by 53-year-old David Secombe who was working as a stills photographer for the BBC at the time.

Mr Secombe, who was part of the crew filming a documentary Elizabeth R.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk