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Little royals on parade!
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and all the Queen's youngest children and great-grandchildren posed for a new portrait released Wednesday in honor of Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday on Thursday.
The arresting portrait, snapped in the Green Drawing Room of Windsor Castle, is one of three taken at the Queen's famed residence on March 28 by famed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.
"It was a lovely jolly affair," a palace source tells PEOPLE. "It was very relaxed." The source says there was no "particular logic" to featuring only the littlest seven of the Queen's eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren in the picture: "It was felt to have just the younger ones." • Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage? Click here to subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.
Occupying a place of honor in the monarch's lap – befitting a tradition of royal portraiture – is nearly 1-year-old Princess Charlotte. (With their matching pink cardigans and blue eyes, the two make a strong bid for royal twinning!)
Meanwhile, Prince George – who took his own place of honor in another royal portrait released on Tuesday – sports his signature Amaia knee socks as he stands between his cousins and VIP playmates, 5-year-old Savannah and 4-year-old Isla, the daughters of Peter Phillips. (Peter's mom is the Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne.)
The adorable blonde toddler holding the Queen's famous Launer purse? 2-year-old Mia Tindall, the daughter of Peter's sister Zara and her husband Mike Tindall.
"She just did it," a palace source tells PEOPLE. "She just picked it up – it wasn’t staged. It was completely spontaneous."
Looking after the little ones are the Queen's youngest grandchildren, Lady Louise, 12, and James, Viscount Severn, 8, the children of the Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie.
In addition to the multi-generational photo, the palace also released two other portraits taken by Leibovitz: The Queen with her beloved dogs Willow, Vulcan, Candy and Holly – she poses with them on the castle's East Terrace – and a photo taken in the White Drawing Room at the castle of the Queen and her daughter Anne, 65.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and all the Queen's youngest children and great-grandchildren posed for a new portrait released Wednesday in honor of Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday on Thursday.
The arresting portrait, snapped in the Green Drawing Room of Windsor Castle, is one of three taken at the Queen's famed residence on March 28 by famed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.
"It was a lovely jolly affair," a palace source tells PEOPLE. "It was very relaxed." The source says there was no "particular logic" to featuring only the littlest seven of the Queen's eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren in the picture: "It was felt to have just the younger ones." • Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage? Click here to subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.
Occupying a place of honor in the monarch's lap – befitting a tradition of royal portraiture – is nearly 1-year-old Princess Charlotte. (With their matching pink cardigans and blue eyes, the two make a strong bid for royal twinning!)
Meanwhile, Prince George – who took his own place of honor in another royal portrait released on Tuesday – sports his signature Amaia knee socks as he stands between his cousins and VIP playmates, 5-year-old Savannah and 4-year-old Isla, the daughters of Peter Phillips. (Peter's mom is the Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne.)
The adorable blonde toddler holding the Queen's famous Launer purse? 2-year-old Mia Tindall, the daughter of Peter's sister Zara and her husband Mike Tindall.
"She just did it," a palace source tells PEOPLE. "She just picked it up – it wasn’t staged. It was completely spontaneous."
Looking after the little ones are the Queen's youngest grandchildren, Lady Louise, 12, and James, Viscount Severn, 8, the children of the Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie.
In addition to the multi-generational photo, the palace also released two other portraits taken by Leibovitz: The Queen with her beloved dogs Willow, Vulcan, Candy and Holly – she poses with them on the castle's East Terrace – and a photo taken in the White Drawing Room at the castle of the Queen and her daughter Anne, 65.
Prince William Shares How Queen Elizabeth 'She's Been a Very Strong Female Influence'
People 16 hours ago
Prince William shared a very personal side of his relationship with his grandmother Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday.
Talking to Britain's Sky News for the new documentary The Queen At 90, he praised his granny for helping him and brother Prince Harry after the death of their mother Princess Diana in 1997.
"She's been a very strong female influence," he said of the monarch, who marks her 90th birthday on Thursday, "and having lost my mother at a young age, it's been particularly important to me that I've had somebody like the Queen to look up to and who's been there and who has understood some of the more, um, complex issues when you lose a loved one.
"So she's been incredibly supportive and I've really appreciated her guidance." Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 – when William was just 15 and Harry was 12. Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.
On a much different note, William also shared another impactful memory involving his grandmother, whom Harry recently called "the boss".
During a visit to Balmoral Castle in Scotland, he and cousin Peter Phillips were riding a quad bike around the estate alongside Peter's sister Zara.
• Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage? Click here to subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.
"We were chasing Zara around who was on a go-cart, and Peter and I managed to herd Zara into a lamppost," William recalled. "And the lamppost came down and nearly squashed her, and I remember my grandmother being the first person out at Balmoral running across the lawn in her kilt. "[She] came charging over and gave us the most almighty bollocking, and that sort of stuck in my mind from that moment on." The Queen at 90 airs in the U.K. at 9 p.m. Wednesday.
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth turns 90 on Thursday with beacons and gun salutes heralding the birthday of the world's oldest monarch, who still performs hundreds of engagements a year and shows no signs of losing her appetite for the job.
Usually her birthday passes with little ceremony but to mark Thursday's landmark Elizabeth will greet well-wishers near her Windsor Castle home, west of London, and later light a beacon, the first of 1,000 to be lit across the country and worldwide to mark the occasion.
There will also be artillery gun salutes in the British capital at Hyde Park and the Tower of London, while parliament will be illuminated red, white and blue.
"It's really sinking in now ... just how much of a major milestone it is to have the queen celebrating her 90th, and after everything she's achieved it's quite a moment for the family," her grandson and future king Prince William said in a Sky News interview broadcast on Wednesday.
Close aides say Elizabeth, who has been on the throne for 64 years, was far more interested in events to mark her 90th birthday than she had been about overtaking her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria last September as Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
In May, there will be a four-day pageant at Windsor Castle, while in June there will be further events to mark her official birthday, including the Patron's Lunch, a street party for 10,000 guests on the Mall, the grand avenue leading to Buckingham Palace.
Born on April 21, 1926 in Bruton Street in central London when Calvin Coolidge was U.S. President and Joseph Stalin had just taken control in the Soviet Union, Elizabeth shows no signs of retiring, and two surveys last week suggested the public do not want her to give up either.
An Ipsos MORI poll found 70 percent wanted her to stay queen compared to 21 percent who thought she should abdicate or retire, while a BMG survey for the London Evening Standard newspaper showed 66 percent of Britons had a favorable view of her compared to 10 percent with a negative opinion.
"You can't put your feet up. There is no pension plan in this job," the queen's youngest son Prince Edward told Sky.
Prime Minister David Cameron is due to lead political tributes in a "humble address" in parliament, an occasion which could prove awkward for opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, an ardent republican.
"She has served our nation with such dignity, with such ability for so many years. I know the whole country and the whole House (of Commons) will want to join me in saying 'long may she reign over us'," Cameron said on Wednesday.
On Friday, the queen will be back to her usual official duties hosting a lunch at Windsor for U.S. President Barack Obama who described her as "a source of strength and inspiration not only for the people of Britain but for millions of people around the world" in a British TV documentary aired last month.
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her birthday with cake in 1989. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)
You can’t beat a royal family tradition – especially when it involves cake. On April 21, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday. This year, she’ll reportedly be treated to an orange drizzle cake courtesy of “Great British Bake Off” winner Nadiya Hussain – but we’re betting she’ll dig into this longstanding favourite too.
According to Queen Elizabeth II’s former personal chef, Darren McGrady, the queen loves to celebrate her birthday in the same way we do: with chocolate cake. And not just any chocolate cake – the same recipe she’s requested for the past 80 -plus years, which reportedly dates back to Queen Victoria’s chef.
If it’s good enough for the queen, it’s good enough for us. Here’s the recipe for Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite cake, thanks to Eating Royally.
Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Chocolate Cake:
The sponge:
1) At least six hours before baking the cake, prepare the filling. Melt 8 oz of the chocolate and bring to boil ½ pint of the cream.
2) Pour the cream onto the chocolate and whisk it until smooth, then refrigerate until set.
3) Turn on the oven to 350 degrees and set a pan (large enough to hold a mixing bowl) half full of hot water on the stove and bring the water to a boil. Line an 8 inch sponge tin with parchment paper and grease.
4) In a mixing bowl, add the eggs, yolks and sugar and whisk together. Place over the bowl of hot water to allow the mixture to heat up.
Talking to Britain's Sky News for the new documentary The Queen At 90, he praised his granny for helping him and brother Prince Harry after the death of their mother Princess Diana in 1997.
"She's been a very strong female influence," he said of the monarch, who marks her 90th birthday on Thursday, "and having lost my mother at a young age, it's been particularly important to me that I've had somebody like the Queen to look up to and who's been there and who has understood some of the more, um, complex issues when you lose a loved one.
"So she's been incredibly supportive and I've really appreciated her guidance." Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 – when William was just 15 and Harry was 12. Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.
On a much different note, William also shared another impactful memory involving his grandmother, whom Harry recently called "the boss".
During a visit to Balmoral Castle in Scotland, he and cousin Peter Phillips were riding a quad bike around the estate alongside Peter's sister Zara.
• Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage? Click here to subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.
"We were chasing Zara around who was on a go-cart, and Peter and I managed to herd Zara into a lamppost," William recalled. "And the lamppost came down and nearly squashed her, and I remember my grandmother being the first person out at Balmoral running across the lawn in her kilt. "[She] came charging over and gave us the most almighty bollocking, and that sort of stuck in my mind from that moment on." The Queen at 90 airs in the U.K. at 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Beacons and gun salutes as Britain's Queen Elizabeth turns 90
By Michael Holden,Reuters 6 hours ago
By Michael HoldenLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth turns 90 on Thursday with beacons and gun salutes heralding the birthday of the world's oldest monarch, who still performs hundreds of engagements a year and shows no signs of losing her appetite for the job.
Usually her birthday passes with little ceremony but to mark Thursday's landmark Elizabeth will greet well-wishers near her Windsor Castle home, west of London, and later light a beacon, the first of 1,000 to be lit across the country and worldwide to mark the occasion.
There will also be artillery gun salutes in the British capital at Hyde Park and the Tower of London, while parliament will be illuminated red, white and blue.
"It's really sinking in now ... just how much of a major milestone it is to have the queen celebrating her 90th, and after everything she's achieved it's quite a moment for the family," her grandson and future king Prince William said in a Sky News interview broadcast on Wednesday.
Close aides say Elizabeth, who has been on the throne for 64 years, was far more interested in events to mark her 90th birthday than she had been about overtaking her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria last September as Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
In May, there will be a four-day pageant at Windsor Castle, while in June there will be further events to mark her official birthday, including the Patron's Lunch, a street party for 10,000 guests on the Mall, the grand avenue leading to Buckingham Palace.
Born on April 21, 1926 in Bruton Street in central London when Calvin Coolidge was U.S. President and Joseph Stalin had just taken control in the Soviet Union, Elizabeth shows no signs of retiring, and two surveys last week suggested the public do not want her to give up either.
An Ipsos MORI poll found 70 percent wanted her to stay queen compared to 21 percent who thought she should abdicate or retire, while a BMG survey for the London Evening Standard newspaper showed 66 percent of Britons had a favorable view of her compared to 10 percent with a negative opinion.
"You can't put your feet up. There is no pension plan in this job," the queen's youngest son Prince Edward told Sky.
Prime Minister David Cameron is due to lead political tributes in a "humble address" in parliament, an occasion which could prove awkward for opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, an ardent republican.
"She has served our nation with such dignity, with such ability for so many years. I know the whole country and the whole House (of Commons) will want to join me in saying 'long may she reign over us'," Cameron said on Wednesday.
On Friday, the queen will be back to her usual official duties hosting a lunch at Windsor for U.S. President Barack Obama who described her as "a source of strength and inspiration not only for the people of Britain but for millions of people around the world" in a British TV documentary aired last month.
(Editing by Stephen Addison)
Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite chocolate cake recipe
Hilary Hagerman 12 hours ago
You can’t beat a royal family tradition – especially when it involves cake. On April 21, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday. This year, she’ll reportedly be treated to an orange drizzle cake courtesy of “Great British Bake Off” winner Nadiya Hussain – but we’re betting she’ll dig into this longstanding favourite too.
According to Queen Elizabeth II’s former personal chef, Darren McGrady, the queen loves to celebrate her birthday in the same way we do: with chocolate cake. And not just any chocolate cake – the same recipe she’s requested for the past 80 -plus years, which reportedly dates back to Queen Victoria’s chef.
If it’s good enough for the queen, it’s good enough for us. Here’s the recipe for Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite cake, thanks to Eating Royally.
Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Chocolate Cake:
The sponge:
- 6 egg yolks
- 2 eggs
- 4 oz granulated sugar
- 2 oz flour
- 1 oz Dutch cocoa powder
- 2 oz melted butter
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 lb Ghirardelli dark chocolate
1) At least six hours before baking the cake, prepare the filling. Melt 8 oz of the chocolate and bring to boil ½ pint of the cream.
2) Pour the cream onto the chocolate and whisk it until smooth, then refrigerate until set.
3) Turn on the oven to 350 degrees and set a pan (large enough to hold a mixing bowl) half full of hot water on the stove and bring the water to a boil. Line an 8 inch sponge tin with parchment paper and grease.
4) In a mixing bowl, add the eggs, yolks and sugar and whisk together. Place over the bowl of hot water to allow the mixture to heat up.
5) Sieve the flour and cocoa and set aside.
6) Whisk the egg mixture until it doubles in volume and then fold in the butter and flour mixture. Spoon the mix into the cake tin and bake for about 20 minutes until the sponge springs back when pressed.
7) Remove from the oven onto a cooling wire and make the topping while the sponge cools.
8) Melt the remaining 8 oz of chocolate and bring to a boil the remaining ½ pint of cream. Pour the cream onto the chocolate and whisk it until smooth and then set aside off the heat.
9) Slice the sponge into three discs and spread the filling onto the bottom two discs and reassemble. Add the remaining chocolate mix to the hot topping and whisk in.
6) Whisk the egg mixture until it doubles in volume and then fold in the butter and flour mixture. Spoon the mix into the cake tin and bake for about 20 minutes until the sponge springs back when pressed.
7) Remove from the oven onto a cooling wire and make the topping while the sponge cools.
8) Melt the remaining 8 oz of chocolate and bring to a boil the remaining ½ pint of cream. Pour the cream onto the chocolate and whisk it until smooth and then set aside off the heat.
9) Slice the sponge into three discs and spread the filling onto the bottom two discs and reassemble. Add the remaining chocolate mix to the hot topping and whisk in.
10)
Place the sponge back onto the cooling wire and ladle the topping over
the sponge allowing it to run down the sides. Cool the cake for at least
two hours before decorating and serving.
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