Historic picture of Queen Elizabeth with her grand children & great-grand children

 QUEEN Elizabeth isn’t often pictured with a kid in her lap, but Princess Charlotte has been placed proudly on her great-grandmother’s lap for a new portrait to commemorate her 90th birthday.


Captured by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, the sovereign — in the tradition of royal portraiture — holds her youngest great-grandchild Princess Charlotte in her arms.


Also appearing in the touching image is two-year-old Prince George, as well as Zara Phillips’ two-year-old daughter Mia Tindall, who is proudly holding the Queen’s famous black handbag, and Peter Phillips’ daughters Savannah, 5, and Isla, 3.


The Queen, who is known as ‘Gan Gan’ to George and Charlotte, is also joined by the two eldest of her eight grandchildren — the Earl and Countess of Wessex’s children — James, Viscount Severn, 8, who has his hands in his pockets, and Lady Louise Windsor.

Queen Elizabeth II is seen walking in the private grounds of Windsor Castle, in England, on steps at the rear of the East Terrace and East Garden with four of her dogs. 

A relaxed-looking monarch has one hand in her pale blue coat pocket as she prepares to ascend, while the dogs wait at various points on the stone steps.