When the Duchess of York gave birth to a baby girl exactly 100 years ago, nobody expected that the young princess would one day sit on the throne. Queen Elizabeth II would eventually become Britain’s longest serving monarch, reigning for over 70 years. 100 years on, the South China Morning Post looks back at how it covered the queen during her life, beginning with the announcement of her birth in

A look back on Queen Elizabeth II’s life, 100 years since her birth – from the SCMP archive
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