The British royal family is opening the next decade with a historic portrait released today, Jan. 4.
The portrait shows Queen Elizabeth II and the next three in line to the throne—Prince Charles, Prince William and 6-year-old Prince George—in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. The photo was taken last Dec. 18.
In this handout photo provided by Buckingham Palace and taken Wednesday Dec. 18, 2019, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George pose for a photo to mark the start of the new decade in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace, London. Image: Ranald Mackechnie/Buckingham Palace via AP
The first such portrait of the four was released in April 2016, during the Queen’s 90th birthday.
In this file handout photo provided by Buckingham Palace and released in 2016, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince George pose for a photo to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday, in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, London. Image: Ranald Mackechnie/Buckingham Palace via AP
Her Majesty and heirs to the throne spent the day of the shoot preparing Christmas pudding to support the Royal British Legion, a charity for veterans, as seen in photos posted on Instagram in Dec. 18.
Queen Elizabeth, 93, is the longest-reigning British monarch and is on her seventh decade on the throne. /ra
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