The Queen's record reign: 7 decades of boom and bust
Queen Elizabeth II is now Britain's longest serving monarch. During her record reign, which began in 1952, the country has been transformed. From post-war hardship to the Internet bubble and banking bonanza of the 1990s, "Cool Britannia" to the global financial crisis, she has seen it all. Here's a look back at the seven decades of boom and bust her reign has spanned.