--- title: Queen Elizabeth Unveils New Portrait for 88th Birthday description: A new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has been released in honor of her 88th birthday. canonical: https://time.com/69463/queen-elizabeth-birthday-portrait/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-20T15:51:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:08:55.825Z og:title: Queen Elizabeth Unveils New Portrait for 88th Birthday og:description: A new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has been released in honor of her 88th birthday. og:url: https://time.com/69463/queen-elizabeth-birthday-portrait/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc06021245f89b78/69868b80f983e7b5fc04d64c/ap35721770597.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Queen Elizabeth II og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Queen Elizabeth Unveils New Portrait for 88th Birthday twitter:description: A new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has been released in honor of her 88th birthday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc06021245f89b78/69868b80f983e7b5fc04d64c/ap35721770597.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Check Out Queen Elizabeth's Fancy New Birthday Portrait by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Apr 20, 2014 3:51 PM UTC  This portrait of Queen Elizabeth II taken and made available on April 20, 2014, by British photographer David Bailey has been released to mark her 88th birthday on Monday April 21, 2014\. The photograph was taken at Buckingham Palace in March and was commissioned on behalf of the British Government's GREAT Britain campaign. This portrait of Queen Elizabeth II taken and made available on April 20, 2014, by British photographer David Bailey has been released to mark her 88th birthday on Monday April 21, 2014\. The photograph was taken at Buckingham Palace in March and was commissioned on behalf of the British Government's GREAT Britain campaign.David Bailey—AP by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Apr 20, 2014 3:51 PM UTC A new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has been released in honor of her 88th birthday, which falls on Monday, April 21\. And if we may be so bold, she’s looking pretty great. British photographer David Bailey took the simple black-and-white portrait at Buckingham Palace, the BBC [reports](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27093369). Bailey said he’s always been a big fan of the Queen. “She has very kind eyes with a mischievous glint,” Bailey said. “I’ve always liked strong women, and she is a very strong woman.” Well, anyway — happy birthday, Queen Elizabeth! Most people hope to be treated like queens on their birthdays, but you already are one! 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