The Queen posts a touching tribute for Mothering Sunday
The Queen has marked Mothering Sunday with a touching throwback picture of her mother.
The heartwarming picture shows Her Majesty as a young woman with her sister Princess Margaret and the former Queen Elizabeth for a portrait commissioned in 1941.
The picture was taken by British society photographer Marcus Adams and was his last sitting with the young Princesses at Windsor Castle where they spent most of the Second World War. The Princesses were seen wearing matching suits and blouses while Elizabeth sported a four-stringed pearl necklace and diamond paisley brooch.
The sweet snap was shared on the Royal Family’s Twitter. The caption reading: ‘Wishing all those celebrating today a very special Mothering Sunday.'
🌷Wishing all those celebrating today a very special Mothering Sunday.#MothersDay pic.twitter.com/H0NZ9Dql1r
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) March 27, 2022
Throwback shot of the Queen Mother with her two daughters taken by British society photographer Marcus Adams at Windsor Castle
Fans were quick to praise the photo and to wish Her Majesty a happy Mothering Sunday, with one writing: 'Great photo of HM The Queen Mother and TRH the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret'.
Another said: 'What a lovely picture happy Mother’s Day to Her Majesty The Queen and everyone else celebrating it today'.
'Happy Mothering Sunday. What a beautiful picture to treasure as a memory. Best wishes to Her Majesty The Queen', wrote a third.
The Queen Mother, born Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon in London on August the 4th, 1900, was etched her name on the hearts of the nation as the longest-lived and well-loved Royal.
The fourth daughter and ninth child of Lord and Lady Glamis, she met her future husband at a dance in May 1920. They married at Westminster Abbey in April 1923, and had two children - Elizabeth, now the Queen, and Princess Margaret.
Widowed on February the 6th 1952, she chose to be called Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother when her elder daughter became Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen Mother spent three months in mourning, after which she embarked on a life of public duty, characterised by a grace and energy that made her a favourite with the British public.
Over the next 50 years she won a special place in the public's affection and continued with her royal duties well into her second century. The Queen Mother's last public engagement had been on November the 22nd, when she re-commissioned the aircraft carrier Ark Royal at a ceremony in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Six weeks following the funeral of Princess Margaret, The Queen Mother died at her Royal Lodge in Windsor. She out lived her husband King George VI by 50 years.
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