Queen Elizabeth II and her corgis pose for Vanity Fair cover
To mark her 90th birthday, Queen Elizabeth has posed with her corgis for the cover of Vanity Fair.
Captured by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, the photo of the Queen in the intimate setting of her home at Windsor Castle was an additional picture taken when the monarch posed for three official photographs at Easter to mark her 90th birthday.
The cover shot shows Her Majesty seated on a rug surrounded by her four pets – two corgis, Willow and Holly, and two dorgis, Candy and Vulcan.
Another photo shows the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen sitting on the sofa in Windsor Castle next to a roaring fire.
Leibovitz told Vanity Fair: “The most moving, important thing about this shoot is that these were all her ideas.”
She added, “She wanted to be photographed with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh; her daughter, Anne, the Princess Royal; and her corgis. I was told how relaxed she was at Windsor, and it was really true. You get the sense of how at peace she was with herself, and very much enthralled with her family.”
Scroll through the gallery above to see the exclusive photos.
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