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The prime ministers who served under Queen Elizabeth II

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II receives the leader of the Labour Party, Tony Blair Friday May 6, 2005, at Buckingham Palace after the Labour Party won a historic third term in office - but with a reduced majority. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (John Stillwell/Pool via AP, File)

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, centre right and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, centre left pose with former British premiers at a dinner at London's 10 Downing Street, Dec. 4, 1985, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the British prime minister's London residence. From left, James Callaghan, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson and Edward Heath. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, greets Prime Minister Boris Johnson at an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, Wednesday June 23, 2021, the Queen's first in-person weekly audience with the Prime Minister since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP, File)

FILE - British Prime Minister Theresa May curtsies as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives at a ceremonial welcome for Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia on Horse Guards Parade in London, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, center, is accompanied by Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, center back, as she is presented to members of the Cabinet at 10 Downing Street, London, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo/Jeremy Selwyn, Pool, File)

FILE - Seated near the Magna Carta memorial at Runnymede, England, are Prime Minister David Cameron, and Queen Elizabeth II, ahead of a commemoration ceremony Monday June 15, 2015, to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the groundbreaking accord called Magna Carta. In 1215, In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (Steve Parsons /Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, and Prime Minister David Cameron arrive for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, Friday, July 27, 2012. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (John Stillwell, Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II gestures in front of Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, back center, after a group photograph of G20 leaders at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. At left China's President Hu Jintao, at right in background, President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, FIle)

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, centre, joins hands with Prime Minister Tony Blair, third right and Prince Philip to sing the traditional New Year's Eve 'Auld Lang Syne' at the start of the opening celebrations for the new century, at the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, London, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000. The Queen was amongst the audience this New Year's Eve for the opening of the Dome, which will form the centrepiece of the UK's Millennium celebrations. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (Fiona Hanson, Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair follows Queen Elizabeth II as they meet wellwishers during a walkabout, following a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the Golden Wedding anniversary for the Queen and Prince Philip, standing in the background, in London, Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (Fiona Hanson, Pool Photo via PA, File)

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II poses with G-7 leaders at Buckingham Palace in London, July 16, 1991. From left: U.S. President George Bush (seated), Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, Japan's Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, the Queen (seated), British Prime Minister John Major, France's President Francois Mitterrand (seated), Canada's Prime Minister Brian Mulroney EC President Jacques Delors, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (seated) and Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II talks with British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at a reception for the 39 heads of delegations attending the Commonwealth Conference in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 1, 1979. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo, File)

FILE Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the Foreign Office Green where the queen unveiled the statue of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, in London, Nov. 2, 1983. Walking behind them are the Duke of Edinburgh, left and Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Lady Brabourne. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Anthony Eden, left, fresh from his victory over the Labor Party opposition in the British "frogman" incident, smiles and bows as he welcomes Queen Elizabeth II on her arrival at London's Guildhall on May 15, 1956. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left and Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, stand with Prince Charles and Princess Anne as they wait at Waterloo station for the Queen mother on her return from a month in America, in London, Nov. 24, 1954. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, wearing knee breeches, garter and garter sash, holds the car door for Queen Elizabeth II after being host at a farewell dinner for the Queen and for leaders in the country's political circles at No. 10 Downing Street, in London, April 5, 1955. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (Pool via AP, File)

FILE = From right, Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Clemet Attlee, leader of the Opposition Party, Anthony Eden, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Woolton, President of the Privy Council wait to greet Queen Elizabeth II as she steps down from her plane, for the first time as sovereign, at London Airport, on Feb. 7, 1952, after cutting short her official trip to Kenya on the death of her father King George VI. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - British Queen Elizabeth greets Prime Minister Harold Wilson at a reception in County Hall, Westminster, London on Nov. 11, 1964. In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. (AP Photo, File)

The prime ministers who served under Queen Elizabeth II