The Royal Family has been leading tributes to the Queen on her 96th birthday, as a new photograph of the monarch is released to celebrate the occasion.
Queen Elizabeth, the monarch of the United Kingdom, turns 96 today. She is also the Queen of 14 other Commonwealth realms. This is the Platinum Jubilee year of her accession to the throne
Queen Elizabeth's 96th birthday will be marked by gun salutes, the release of a Barbie doll, and a new portrait of Britain's longest-serving queen with two white ponies at Windsor Castle. But before that, let's discover why the monarch has 2 birthdays!