--- title: Rihanna Plays Soccer at Cousin's Birthday Party VIDEO description: Rihanna continues to be the ultimate aunt, playing soccer (in a dress, no less) at her cousin Majesty's birthday party. canonical: https://time.com/4814550/rihanna-cousin-birthday-party/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-12T15:46:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:24.372Z og:title: Watch Rihanna Play Soccer at Her Cousin's Birthday Party og:description: In a dress, no less og:url: https://time.com/4814550/rihanna-cousin-birthday-party/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84238e81a0dd0cef/6988d135ab6d7724fd6ae822/rihanna-plays-soccer-niece-birthday-party.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 70th Cannes Film Festival - Okja premiere og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Rihanna Play Soccer at Her Cousin's Birthday Party twitter:description: In a dress, no less twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84238e81a0dd0cef/6988d135ab6d7724fd6ae822/rihanna-plays-soccer-niece-birthday-party.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Rihanna Play Soccer at Her Baby Cousin's Birthday Party > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 12, 2017 3:46 PM UTC  CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: Barbadian singer Rihanna arrives for the screening of the film 'Okja' in competition at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 19, 2017\. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 19: Barbadian singer Rihanna arrives for the screening of the film 'Okja' in competition at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 19, 2017\. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Anadolu Agency—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 12, 2017 3:46 PM UTC It’s a fact well-established that [Rihanna](http://time.com/4807117/rihanna-body-shaming-response/) is[ a devoted and attentive mentor to her little cousin Majesty](http://time.com/4711609/rihanna-cousin-majesty-photo/) — they do everything from [getting manicures together](https://www.instagram.com/p/BLSNB3MgmJR/?taken-by=badgalriri) to [playing with makeup](https://www.instagram.com/p/BR9E4-gDFt0/). During a birthday party for Majesty this weekend, the _Anti_ singer celebrated her mini-me of a cousin by not only wearing a pink dress that matched Majesty’s but by taking part in all of the party’s festivities including dancing with the tiny tot and playing a spirited game of soccer (in her dress and heels, no less.) Ri Ri was even on deck to help cut the birthday cake for the party, proving that the bad gal is a very good older cousin to have. See Rihanna celebrate Majesty’s birthday below. 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