Pics: Stamps to celebrate The Queen

Published Apr 20, 2016

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Photographs have been released by the British Royal Mail for a stamp sheet to mark the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.

One of the images released today shows Britain's Prince George standing on foam blocks during a Royal Mail photoshoot.

The image, taken for the sheet of stamps, features four generations of the Royal family: the Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George and the Duke of Cambridge. It was taken in the summer of 2015 in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace, London, Britain.

Six more stamps issued as part of the set includes images of Queen Elizabeth II with her father, attending the State Opening of Parliament in 2012, with Princess Anne and Prince Charles in 1952, visiting New Zealand in 1977, with The Duke of Edinburgh in 1957 and with Nelson Mandela in 1996.

The Queen celebrates her 90th birthday on 21 April 2016.

She will open a Post Office and band stand in Windsor on 20 April 2016.

 

EPA

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