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The Queen celebrates her 88th birthday tomorrow, on Easter Monday
and will be marking the day privately as usual with family at
Windsor Castle.
This latest image of Her
Majesty will, according to the GREAT campaign, be used in
activity to support the organisation, which aims to generate jobs
and growth through highlighting internationally Britain as a
world-class destination for trade, tourism, investment and
education.
Distinguished photographer David Bailey has photographed members of
the Royal Family before, taking Prince Harry’s photographs for the
cover of GQ magazine as part of his North Pole challenge for
Walking With the Wounded.
Her Majesty marked Easter Sunday today with the traditional church
service at St George’s Chapel, joined by the Royal Family, with the
notable absence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who are
continuing their tour of Australia.
The Queen’s birthday tomorrow will be marked with the Union Flag
flying above all public buildings and the national anthem playing
on BBC Radio at 7 and 8am in the morning. Gun salutes will also
take place in London tomorrow at the usual saluting bases: Green
Park and the Tower of London and also other places across the
UK.
As well as holding the record for being the longest-lived Monarch
in British history, The Queen is set to overtake her
great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria in September of next year as
the longest reigning British Monarch of all time. Queen Victoria
reigned for over 63 years until her death in 1901.
No engagement are planned for The Queen for the next few days as
she continues her Easter Court – the month long residence over the
Easter period at Windsor Castle – and her next public engagement at
the moment according to the royal diary is a visit to Essex with
the Duke of Edinburgh on 6th May.
photo credit: David Bailey/WPA Pool]]>
I rather like it! She looks quite relaxed and appears to have enjoyed the session. Well done Mr Bailey