The Queen's most unforgettable moments with animals

In April 1940, a young Princess Elizabeth visited the aviary in the grounds of the Royal Lodge, Windsor, with her mother Queen Elizabeth and younger sister Princess Margaret.
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The royal family enjoyed a visit to London Zoo in May 1939, where a 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth reached out to a chimpanzee while her sister Princess Margaret looked on.
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Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret also got to meet a panda during their day trip to the zoo.
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The royals often visited London Zoo together, and were accompanied by their nanny Miss Crawford to see the wildlife in 1938.
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On the same trip the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were photographed with the penguins as they toured London Zoo.
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The Queen enjoyed regular visits to the zoo as a child, and is pictured here with a chimpanzee in the early 1930s.
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Queen Elizabeth ll and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh watch sea lions being fed during a visit to the Institute of Oceanography in February 1983 in San Diego, California.
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King George VI joined his daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret for photos next to an aviary in the gardens of Windsor Castle in July 1946.
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