--- description: The Queen's seven youngest family members posed for a portrait to commemorate her 90th birthday title: Princess Charlotte Sits on Queen Elizabeth's Lap for an Adorable Portrait image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c3dbb941db33199/69889026ab6d7738416a95ed/queen-elizabeth-royal-family-grandchildren.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [royals](/tag/royals/) ## royals Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Princess Charlotte Sits on Queen Elizabeth's Lap for an Adorable Portrait by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 15, 2023 2:09 AM CUTPublished: Apr 20, 2016 11:58 PM CUT  This official photograph released by Buckingham Palace to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday shows her five great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren in the Green Drawing Room, part of Windsor Castle's semi-State apartments, April 20, 2016. This official photograph released by Buckingham Palace to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday shows her five great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren in the Green Drawing Room, part of Windsor Castle's semi-State apartments, April 20, 2016.REX/Shutterstock by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 15, 2023 2:09 AM CUTPublished: Apr 20, 2016 11:58 PM CUT Queen Elizabeth II posed for a portrait with her youngest grandchildren and great-grandchildren — with the youngest, Princess Charlotte, sitting on her lap. The photo, taken by photographer Annie Liebovitz, is part of the Queen’s 90th birthday celebration. The Queen is surrounded by seven of her youngest family members. Children pictured include Mia Tindall, 2, daughter of Zara and Mike Tindall; James, Viscount Severn 8, and Lady Louise, 12, the children of The Earl and countess of Wessex; Savannah, 5, and Isla Phillips, 4, daughters of the Queen’s eldest grandson Peter Phillips; Prince George, 2, and Princess Charlotte, 11 months, the son and daughter of Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton, according to US Weekly. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4302660/princess-charlotte-queen-elizabeth-annie-liebovitz-portrait/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4302660/princess-charlotte-queen-elizabeth-annie-liebovitz-portrait/"},"headline":"Princess Charlotte Sits on Queen Elizabeth's Lap for an Adorable Portrait","datePublished":"2016-04-20T23:58:09.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-15T02:09:52.000Z","description":"The Queen's seven youngest family members posed for a portrait to commemorate her 90th birthday","url":"https://time.com/4302660/princess-charlotte-queen-elizabeth-annie-liebovitz-portrait/","keywords":["royals","england","Queen Elizabeth II","british royal family"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c3dbb941db33199/69889026ab6d7738416a95ed/queen-elizabeth-royal-family-grandchildren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c3dbb941db33199/69889026ab6d7738416a95ed/queen-elizabeth-royal-family-grandchildren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday celebrations, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, Britain - 20 Apr 2016","caption":"This official photograph released by Buckingham Palace to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday shows her five great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren in the Green Drawing Room, part of Windsor Castle's semi-State apartments, April 20, 2","creditText":"REX/Shutterstock","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/royals/","name":"royals"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4302660/princess-charlotte-queen-elizabeth-annie-liebovitz-portrait/","name":"Princess Charlotte Sits on Queen Elizabeth's Lap for an Adorable Portrait"}}]}] ```