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The Queen celebrates her 96th birthday with a very special new photo

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21st April 2022

The Queen has marked her 96th birthday with a new photo celebrating one of her greatest passions.

Her Majesty, long known for her love of horse riding and racing, is shown with two of her fell ponies in a new image released by the Windsor Horse Show.

The Queen is seen standing alongside Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale at Windsor. The image was taken in March but shared as the Monarch turned 96 on April 21st 2022.

The Queen is seen with two of her fell ponies in a special image for her 96th birthday (photo by henrydallalphotography.com)

This new birthday portrait forms part of a series of royal images released by the Royal Windsor Horse Show marking other major milestones in The Queen’s reign including her Golden Jubilee and her 90th birthday.

Her Majesty is spending her birthday privately at Sandringham. She travelled to Wood Farm on the Norfolk estate the day before her celebrations and will pass the day at the home where Prince Philip spent the majority of his retirement.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.