The Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, invited the young activist to a reception at Buckingham Palace, where they met and chatted for a short time.
Malala, who was accompanied by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, presented the Queen with a copy of her newly published memoir, titled "I am Malala."
"It's nice to meet you and it's a great honor coming here, and I wanted to present you my book," Malala said.
Queen Elizabeth responded, "That's very kind of you. Thank you very much indeed."
Malala said she hoped the two could work together to make sure all children receive an education, not just in Pakistan, but in the United Kingdom, too.
"I hope that we will all work together for the education of every child, and especially in this country as well, because I have heard about many children that cannot go to school," she said. "So I hope that we will continue our work on youth empowerment."
In his inimitable fashion, the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, made a joke about children and education when meeting Malala at the palace.
"It's one thing about children going to school," he said, "they go to school because their parents don't want them in the house."
In an interview with CNN last week, Malala joked that she was going "because it's the order of the Queen, it's the command."
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