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The Royal Family shares special photos of Prince Philip and his great grandchildren

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14th April 2021

Two previously unseen images of the Queen and Prince Philip with some of their great grandchildren have been shared by the Royal Family as mourning for the Duke of Edinburgh continues.

The photos feature a snap of the couple with seven of their great grandchildren, taken by the Duchess of Cambridge in 2018. Another image shows the Queen and the Duke with William and Kate in 2015 with Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh with seven of their great grandchildren (photo by The Duchess of Cambridge)

The group photo shows the Queen and Prince Philip alongside the seven great grandchildren they had by the summer of 2018. The Queen is shown cuddling Prince Louis while Princess Charlotte sits next to her, holding her baby brother’s hand. Isla Phillips, second daughter of Peter and Autumn Phillips, is next to the Duke of Edinburgh and holds her new cousin, Lena Tindall. Mia Tindall stands to her side while the first of the Queen and Prince Philip’s great grandchildren, Savannah Phillips, is behind the pair. Prince George stands alongside the great grandmother whose throne he will one day inherit.

The photo was taken before the births of the Queen and Prince Philip’s three other great grandchildren. Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, was born the following year, in 2019. August Brooksbank, son of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, was born in February 2021 while Zara and Mike Tindall’s third child, Lucas, arrived in March this year. The Duke of Edinburgh’s eleventh great grandchild, Harry and Meghan’s daughter, is due this summer.

Princess Charlotte, soon after her birth, and Prince George with their great grandparents at Balmoral (photo The Royal Family Twitter)

The second image shows the Duke of Cambridge holding the hand of Prince George who was two at the time the photo was taken. The Duchess of Cambridge holds Princess Charlotte who appears to be sharing a cheeky smile with the Queen while Prince Philip focuses on the camera. The picture was taken at Balmoral during the annual royal summer holidays there.

The photos were released on the same day that Princess Eugenie paid a moving tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, promising him that she and the rest of the Royal Family will look after the Queen for him.

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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.