The Queen: Around the World in 70 Years

In early 1952, the then princess Elizabeth visited Kenya - the first stop on a planned journey to numerous commonwealth countries. She was to leave the country a queen, however, after learning that her father, King George VI, had died during her trip. From then until the end of her reign upon her own death 70 years later, Queen Elizabeth ll visited 117 countries in an official capacity, covering well over a million miles in the process.

As this infographic illustrates, the queen covered a large proportion of the globe during her time on the throne. From her first stops in the Caribbean on a 1953/54 royal tour - setting sail as queen for the first time - to her final visit in 2015 to Malta. Since that final trip, Queen Elizabeth II passed on international travel duties to other senior members of the royal family.