It is less well-known how her majesty left her mark on Buckingham Palace - and why her decision to develop it has helped to shape our modern understanding of the late monarch.
Sam Coutts, 18, was found dead in the toilets at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington - his heartbroken mum urged people to 'think about the power of their words'
An email unearthed in the latest batch of files linked to the paedophile financier shows how a close adviser to the Prince wrote to Epstein confirming the late monarch's backing of her son.