The photo was taken during a family trip to Balmoral last summer – and was released to mark her 97th birthday.

For anyone who has reached old age, being reunited with their children and grandchildren is boundless happiness, Queen Elizabeth II is no exception. On April 21, the British Royal Family released a photo of her sitting with her great-grandchildren during last year’s summer vacation at Balmoral, making many people excited. The photo was taken and saved by Princess Kate herself.

Last Friday (April 21), on the occasion of the 97th birthday anniversary of their late grandmother, the Prince and Princess of Wales posted a photo on their Instagram and Twitter accounts and quickly received the attention of the public. general public.

“Today would have been the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 97th birthday ,” the photo’s caption said. “This photo – of her with some of her great-grandchildren – was taken at Balmoral last summer.”

The image shows Queen Elizabeth II sitting on a green sofa, surrounded by the next generation of the British Royal Family, including the three children of Princess Kate and Prince William – Prince George ( 9 years old), Princess Charlotte (7 years old) and Princess Louis (4 years old).

In addition, in the photo are Zara’s (Princess Anne’s daughter) and Mike Tindall’s 3 children: Mia (9 years old), Lena (4 years old) and Lucas (2 years old, sitting on Isla’s lap).

Meanwhile, Peter Phillips’s two daughters (Princess Anne’s eldest son), Savannah (sitting next to the Queen), 12 years old, and Isla, 11 years old, smiled while taking photos.

Queen Elizabeth II has a total of 8 grandchildren, both paternal and maternal. However, in the photo, only her two grandchildren, Louise Windsor (19 years old) and James (15 years old) – the children of Princes Edward and Sophie – are in the last row. Those absent include Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Zara and Peter Phillips.

Some of Queen Elizabeth II’s great-grandchildren also missed the photo session, including Harry and Meghan’s two children.

The photo was taken during the Royal family’s vacation at Balmoral mansion, Scotland.

As an annual tradition, the late Queen often spent the summer here. She also passed away peacefully here on September 8, 2022.

Princess Kate is considered a talented photographer and often takes photos of her three children. In recent years, the royal family has released many private photos of Queen Elizabeth II. There is a similar photo of her and Prince Philip with their great-grandchildren in 2018. This photo was made public after Prince Philip passed away in April 2021.

The Royal Family also celebrated the Queen’s first birthday after her death by sharing photos she took in Edinburgh in June 2022.

“Today we remember the incredible life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on her 97th birthday,” the photo was captioned on Instagram. “When the Queen was born in April 1926, the family did not expect that one day she would become Queen.

After her uncle King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, her father ascended the throne. When King George VI died in February 1952, Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II when she was just 25 years old. He went on to become Britain’s longest-reigning monarch – the only one in history to celebrate a Platinum jubilee.”