Buckingham Palace has shared a previously unseen photograph of Queen Elizabeth II with some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren to mark what would have been the late monarch's 97th birthday on Friday.
The image was taken by the Princess of Wales during the royal family's annual summer holiday at Balmoral.
The sweet photo shows the late Queen with her youngest grandchildren, Lady Louise Windsor, 19, and now known as the Earl of Wessex, 15, standing behind the sofa.
The monarch is seated next to Mike and Zara Tindall's eldest daughter, Mia, who is holding baby brother, Lucas. The Queen's eldest great-grandchild, Savannah Phillips, sits next to her great-grandmother on the right.
Also standing are four-year-old Lena Tindall, future king Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, Isla Phillips, 11, and Prince Louis, who turns five on Sunday.
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© The Princess of WalesNoticeably missing from the photograph are Princess Eugenie's son, August Brooksbank, who turned two earlier this year, and Princess Beatrice's one-year-old daughter, Sienna Mapelli Mozzi, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's children, Prince Archie, three, and one-year-old Princess Lilibet.
Earlier in the day, the royal family's social media accounts posted a touching tribute to Her Majesty, sharing a picture of the Queen beaming as she attended the Ceremony of the Keys at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh last June.
The caption read: "Today we remember the incredible life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on what would have been her 97th birthday.
"When Her Majesty was born in April 1926, Princess Elizabeth and her family did not expect that she would one day become Queen. Following the abdication of her uncle King Edward VIII in 1936, her father acceded to the throne.
"When King George VI died in February 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II when she was just 25. Her Majesty went onto to be Britain's longest reigning Monarch - the only one in history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee."
Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 at Balmoral on 8 September 2022. Her state funeral took place on 19 September 2022 at Westminster Abbey in London, followed by a committal service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The Queen's final resting place is with her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, at King George VI Memorial Chapel.
