Three new portraits mark the Queen’s 90th birthday

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Sally Hales
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As HM the Queen turns 90 years old today, beautiful new portraits are released to celebrate the milestone.

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This official photograph, released by Buckingham Palace to mark her 90th birthday, shows Queen Elizabeth II with her five great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren in the Green Drawing Room, part of Windsor Castle’s semi-State apartments. Credit © 2016 Annie Leibovitz / PA Wire

New official photographs of the Queen have been released to mark her 90th birthday today.

Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz took the three photographs, which includes an image of HM The Queen surrounded by her two youngest grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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Queen Elizabeth II is pictured with her daughter, The Princess Royal, in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle. Credit: © 2016 Annie Leibovitz / PA Wire

She is also pictured with her only daughter Princess Anne, while another shows her walking her dogs in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

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Queen Elizabeth II is seen walking in the private grounds of Windsor Castle on steps at the rear of the East Terrace and East Garden with four of her dogs: clockwise from top left Willow (corgi), Vulcan (dorgie), Candy (dorgie) and Holly (corgi). Credit: © 2016 Annie Leibovitz/ PA Wire

 

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