Queen Elizabeth II meets celebrities - in pictures
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US actress Marilyn Monroe and actor Victor Mature meet the British monarch at the Empire Theatre in London. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth II meets actor Charlie Chaplin at the Empire Theatre in London. Getty -
She meets actress Veronica Hurst and actor Rock Hudson at the Royal Film Performance in London in 1952. Getty -
Frank Sinatra is presented to Queen Elizabeth at a movie premiere. PA -
The queen with US actress Jayne Mansfield and British actor Stanley Baker at the Odeon Theatre in London. AP -
Queen Elizabeth meets actor Rex Harrison and his wife Rachel Roberts at the premiere of 'Dr Dolittle' in London. Getty -
Mother Teresa receives the Insignia of the Honorary Order of Merit from Queen Elizabeth in New Delhi. AP -
South African leader Nelson Mandela with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace. AP -
The queen meets Spice Girls members Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth with US performer Jennifer Lopez in London. Getty -
The monarch with pop star Madonna at London's Albert Hall. WireImage -
Queen Elizabeth greets actor Sir Roger Moore at Windsor Castle. Getty -
She shakes hands with US singer Lady Gaga in Blackpool, England. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth meets US actress and singer Bette Midler. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth at Wimbledon with tennis stars Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki. Getty -
UK tennis player Andy Murray and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland meet the queen at Wimbledon. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with with Pope Benedict XVI at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which was her official residence in Scotland. Getty -
She meets actor Rowan Atkinson and actress Gillian Anderson at Buckingham Palace. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth presents artist David Hockney with the Order of Merit at Buckingham Palace. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth speaks to actresses Joan Collins and Kate O'Mara and singer Shirley Bassey. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth and musician Gary Barlow on stage during the diamond jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace. Getty -
From left, Sir Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Sir Paul McCartney meet the monarch after a diamond jubilee event. Getty -
The queen takes part in a spoof of James Bond alongside actor Daniel Craig for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012. AFP -
Queen Elizabeth greets singer Andrea Bocelli. Getty -
The queen meets Nicola Roberts, Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding from pop group Girls Aloud. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth greets singer Kylie Minogue. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth receives an honorary Bafta from actor Kenneth Branagh at Windsor Castle. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth meets 'Star Wars' director George Lucas at Windsor Castle. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth speaks to British actor Christopher Lee. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth with actress Carey Mulligan and actor James Nesbitt. Getty -
She speaks to director Tom Hooper and actor Eddie Redmayne. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth greets singer Sir Rod Stewart during a reception for the Royal National Institute for the Blind at St James's Palace. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth watches Dame Helen Mirren perform a speech from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. Getty -
The queen with actress Gemma Arterton at Buckingham Palace. Getty -
Actress Angelina Jolie is presented with the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George by Queen Elizabeth. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth greets singer Annie Lennox at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth with 'Vogue' editor Anna Wintour. AP -
Queen Elizabeth meets British singer Liam Payne at Westminster Abbey. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth meets former England footballer David Beckham at Buckingham Palace. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth talks to British boxer Anthony Joshua. Getty -
Queen Elizabeth ll meets Liz Taylor and husband John Warner at a gala dinner in 1976 in Washington. Getty Images -
Perry Como, Frank Sinatra and Dionne Warwick serenaded the queen on her 1983 California visit and George Burns acted as master of ceremonies. Getty Images -
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip join Nancy Reagan during a red carpet celebrity-filled event at 20th Century Fox studios on February 27, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
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