22 adorable photos that show how Queen Elizabeth II is just a regular grandma

Talia LakritzApr 20, 2020, 23:00 IST

Elizabeth with Zara Phillips.Tim Graham/Getty Images

Queen Elizabeth II has eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She's been known to visit them at school and at work.
She dotes on them the way any grandmother would.
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If you set aside the fact that Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning British monarch, she's just like us.

The Queen's eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren have kept her busy through the years, from their christening ceremonies as babies to their weddings and having babies of their own.

Here are 22 photos of Elizabeth in full-on grandmother mode.

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And Princess Charlotte's in 2015.

Elizabeth with George. Chris Jackson/Getty Images

She attended Prince George's christening in 2013.

William, Kate Middleton, and Prince George with Elizabeth. John Stillwell/Pool/AP

The Queen dotes on her great-grandchildren too.

Elizabeth at Trooping the Colour. Zak Hussein - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images

Of course, the Queen is also a fan of her grandchildren's husbands and wives.

Elizabeth with Markle. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

She's a fixture at their weddings.

Elizabeth (middle row, second from the left) at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding. Alexi Lubomirski/AP Images

William couldn't quite keep a straight face when his grandmother walked through the Royal Military Academy parade.

Elizabeth and William. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

They can usually be spotted grinning at each other in pictures.

Queen Elizabeth with Prince Harry. STEVE PARSONS/AFP via Getty Images

Her grandchildren enjoy spending time with her.

Elizabeth with Eugenie. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

She takes pride in their accomplishments.

Elizabeth and William. Christopher Furlong-WPA-Pool/Getty Images

She plants kisses on them, as any grandmother would.

Elizabeth with William. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images

As they grew up, her grandchildren began greeting her more formally.

Elizabeth with Harry. John Stillwell/AFP/Getty Images

When William was a child, he reportedly called Elizabeth "Gary" because he couldn't say "Grandma."

William surrounded by royal relatives, including Elizabeth. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images

She visited Peter Phillips at school.

Elizabeth with Peter Phillips. Tim Graham/Getty Images

They could always be seen popping their heads out at royal events.

Elizabeth with Harry, left, and William. Tim Graham/Getty Images

She took Prince William and Prince Harry to a polo match in 1987.

Elizabeth with Harry and William. Tim Graham/Getty Images

She even took them to museums and let them play on fire engines.

Elizabeth with Peter Phillips, Zara Phillips, Prince William, and Prince Harry. John Shelley Collection/Avalon/Getty Images

And went to church.

Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, accompanied by Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice. Reuters/Ian Waldie

She and her grandchildren took trips together.

Elizabeth, Prince Edward, and Zara and Peter Phillips. Tim Graham/Getty Images

And held them on her lap.

Elizabeth with Zara Phillips. Alisdair MacDonald/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images

She read to them when they were kids.

Elizabeth with Zara Phillips. Tim Graham/Getty Images

She still accompanies them to swanky events now that they're all grown up.

Elizabeth with Zara and Mike Tindall. Toby Melville/Pool via AP

Queen Elizabeth II took Zara and Peter Phillips to see their mother, Princess Anne, ride horses in Windsor Great Park in 1984.

Elizabeth with Zara and Peter Phillips. AP

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