New photo of late Queen and royal children released
Anew picture of the late Queen surrounded by some of her great-grandchildren at Balmoral has been released to celebrate what would have been her 97th birthday on Friday.
The picture, taken by the Princess of Wales last summer, shows the late monarch in her “happy place” in Aberdeenshire’s wet and windy grouse moors, surrounded by her family.
This is the latest family portrait captured by the Princess of Wales, who has been photographing intimate moments between the Royal family since the birth of Prince George.
The children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are not featured in the latest picture of the late Queen and her great-grandchildren as the family were already living in California last summer.
Picture taken by the Princess of Wales
It is a rare portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with her great-grandchildren, following the release two years ago of an image of the monarch and the late Duke of Edinburgh surrounded by seven of their great-grandchildren at Balmoral Castle.
That image was also taken by the Princess of Wales, in 2018, and it shows the late Queen holding baby Prince Louis in her arms as she sits between his brother Prince George, now nine, and sister Princess Charlotte, seven.
Queen Elizabeth II and the late Duke of Edinburgh surrounded by seven of their great-grandchildren at Balmoral Castle in 2018 – Princess of Wales© Provided by The Telegraph
She also captured Camilla, then the Duchess of Cornwall, last summer in an “enormously relaxed” image in the place she is happiest; the garden at her private home, Ray Mill in Lacock, Wiltshire.
The picture depicts a relaxed and smiling Camilla wearing a blue and white floral dress and cardigan, sitting on a bench with a trug filled with pelargoniums, ready to be planted.
It was used as the picture on the cover of a commemorative issue of Country Life to celebrate the Queen Consort’s 75th birthday last summer.
