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Queen Elizabeth II may have seen more famous people than a well-trodden Hollywood red carpet.
That’s because she’s shaken hands with Grammy-winning musicians and Oscar-winning actors, as well as American presidents and politicians, as well as fashion giants and other luminaries from all over the world.
During Her Majesty’s record 70 years on the throne, she naturally became acquainted with a truly impressive array of world-renowned people.
TODAY, Page Six, and Rolling Stone are all taking a stroll down memory lane with a look at the most iconic photos of the Queen and her myriad meetings.
We’ll skip past the politicians and go straight to where the real magic is, meeting musicians and actors past and present.
Up top, you’ll see Liz meeting Marilyn Monroe at the Royal Command Film Performance at Leicester Square in London on October 1956.
Then, there’s Frank Sinatra bowing to the Queen in the foyer of the Odeon theatre in Leicester Square at the premiere of the film Me and the Colonel in October 1958:
Look at Barbra Streisand (standing next to fellow Hollywood star James Caan) exchanging smiles with the Queen in 1975:
Her Majesty also met Meryl Streep after a Royal Film Performance of Kramer vs. Kramer at the Odeon in Leicester Square in 1980:
The monarch shook hands with each member of the British pop group the Spice Girls in 1997:
Yes, she also shook hands with David Beckham, of course, at her Young Leaders awards ceremony on June 26, 2018.
Jennifer Lopez had the honour whilst backstage after the 2001 Royal Variety Performance at the Dominion Theatre in London:
Feast your eyes on when the Queen of Pop (Madonna) met the actual Queen in 2002:
Daniel Craig was an absolute gentleman at the November 2006 premiere of the Bond film Casino Royale at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square:
The Queen has met Elton John on several occasions, including The Diamond Jubilee Concert in June 2012:
Lady Gaga looked smitten with the Queen after performing at the 2009 Royal Variety Performance:
In 2014, the Queen honoured Angelina Jolie with an honorary dame title due to her work fighting war zone sexual violence and for her services to UK foreign policy:
That’s a great deal of handshaking and hellos, not to mention all the wavings from balconies.
What a life she led.
[sources:rollingstone&today&pagesix]
