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Princess Margaret before her wedding

Sir Tim Laurence wearing his glasses appreciation post ✨

Today marks what would have been Queen Elizabeth II's 98th birthday, and to mark the occasion, a new statue of her surrounded by her beloved corgis has been unveiled in Rutland's county town of Oakham.

The statue is the first to be commissioned since her death in September 2022, and is set to be a permanent fixture paying tribute to England's longest reigning monarch. The 7ft (2.1m) bronze statue features a somewhat younger Queen Elizabeth II in her crown and what appears to be robes of the Order of the Thistle, surrounded by four adoring corgis.

On display outside Oakham Library, the artwork was commissioned by the Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland, Dr. Sarah Furness, told Oakham Nub News it was in response to the "depth of loss felt in Rutland on the late Queen's death".

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King George VI diary entry, Windsor, 21 April 1940 (The tea & film were to celebrate Princess Elizabeth’s fourteenth birthday.)

The Queen wishes to share this private photograph taken with The Duke of Edinburgh at the top of the Coyles of Muick, Scotland in 2003.

📷Photograph by The Countess of Wessex.

“It's much more difficult to remember that she is Queen than a mother. After all, I've known her longer as a mother than as a Queen, if you see what I mean. She has been Queen most of my life, but that's not how I think of her - it's the other way round really.” - Princess Anne

Princess Anne + members of the Royal Family:

Tim would drink it 🤭

The Windsors + Spring

British Royal Family - Zara Tindall attend day 2 of the April Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Max Mumby) | April 18, 2024

I can only hope that he pitched my idea for a Great British Royal Bake Off 🧁🍰🍞🥖🥐

Princess Anne preparing to lead the funeral procession behind Prince Philip’s coffin at Windsor Castle on 17 April 2021