They might not go so far as to exclaim ‘royal
cuteness!’ as some outlets have, but even the staunchest of republicans would
have to admit that Prince George looks pretty adorable in this picture.
The third in the line to the throne had to stand on
a stack of books (and hold his dad’s hand for balance) to pose for pictures
used in a series of new stamps featuring four generations of the Royal Family.
They have been commissioned especially to mark the
90th birthday of George’s ‘Gan-Gan’ (that’s ‘Her Majesty The Queen to you and
me).
The royals were photographed by Ranald Mackechnie in
the summer of 2015 for Royal Mail – with a portrait of four generations that
features The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duke of Cambridge.
But more significantly, it is the first time that
HRH George of Cambridge has also featured – with the photograph taken in the
White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace.
The six specially commissioned stamps focus on each
side of the monarch’s life – with three focusing on her family life, and the
other half honouring The Queen’s official role.The family stamps include an
image of the Queen with her children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne during
their childhood – along with an stamp featuring the Duke of Edinburgh to mark
their long marriage.
The other three stamps reflect The Queen’s official
duties: as Head of State for the opening of Parliament, as the Head of the Commonwealth in a photo with
Nelson Mandela; and a state visit to New Zealand.
The images represent more than 100 state visits made
worldwide by Her Majesty since her accession.
The Queen will mark the launch of the stamps by
today visiting the Royla Mail Windsor delivery office on William St, Windsor –
to mark the 500th Anniversary of the Postal Service.
She will also be presented with the first in a
limited collection of 90 framed sets that include different stamp collections
that have been issued to celebrate The Queen during her reign.
They’re available to pre-order from today at
ww.royalmail.com/hmq90, and to purchase
and from 8,000 Post Offices from 21 April.
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