New pic of Queen Elizabeth with great grandkids unveiled on her birth anniversary
The new photo of the late Queen was clicked by Kate Middleton
To mark, what would have been Queen Elizabeth II's 97th birthday, a new photograph was unveiled of the late monarch smiling and posing with some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The previously unseen photograph was clicked by Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton.
The photograph features Queen Elizabeth along with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, along with Mia, Lucas and Lena Tindall, and Savannah and Isla Phillips. At the back, the Queen's grandchildren Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex - the son and daughter of the now Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are seen.
Buckingham Palace shared the image on Instagram earlier and captioned it, "Today we remember the incredible life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on what would have been her 97th birthday. When Her Majesty was born in April 1926, Princess Elizabeth and her family did not expect that she would one day become Queen. Following the abdication of her uncle King Edward VIII in 1936, her father acceded to the throne. When King George VI died in February 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II when she was just 25. Her Majesty went on to be Britain's longest reigning Monarch - the only one in history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee."
Balmoral was one of the monarch's favourite places. Last year, the Queen had travelled to the private residence in July and even appointed a new prime minister there in September - two days before her death on September 8. Her eldest son King Charles III will now be coronated at a formal ceremony on May 6.
