Her Majesty the Queen died on 8 September, after reigning for 70 years, and the monarch met thousands of people during her service, including many adorable babies. As a doting mother, grandmother and even great-grandmother, it's no surprise she had a smile on her face when she met little ones at official engagements. See the best photos of Her Majesty greeting newborns and toddlers – but some of them weren't best pleased!
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The Queen watching a newborn baby get weighed
On the Queen's first ever royal tour after acceding to the throne, she visited New Zealand, including the Karitane Hospital, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. Here she looked on as a baby was being weighed.
The Queen greeting a two-year-old
While the Queen was quite often met with smiling faces as she said hello to the crowds, two-year-old Frederik Azzopardi wasn't so sure. He cried and refused to give Her Majesty a posy of flowers as she visited University College in Oxford on 21 May 1999.
The Queen visiting a maternity ward
Her Majesty attended a maternity ward in Stevenage in 2012, as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour and she had the chance to see many newborn babies.
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The Queen saying hello to a young baby
During another tour of New Zealand, this time in 1981, the monarch accepted bouquets of flowers from the crowds and stopped to admire an adorable baby in a blue romper as his mother clutched the country's national flag.
The Queen meeting a mother and baby
The monarch met a mother and her new baby during a trip to South Africa. She was pictured inside the Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, where the mother and child were being looked after.
The Queen meeting new parents
New parents Mr and Mrs Sweeny were treated to a visit by the Queen at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry, Northern Ireland in 2009. The Queen couldn't contain her delight as she admired the tiny baby being comforted by its father.
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The Queen watching a baby class
Mothers and their children in Brighton got to meet the Queen in 2007, when she rocked up at a Baby Boogie class. The monarch, dressed in red, was captured looking down to the mat where the activities were taking place.
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