Prince George poses for his first Royal Mail stamp to mark Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, steals limelight

London: Few days ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday, the British royal family released photos to commemorate the occasion on Thursday.

The occasion was celebrated by the royal family with a sheet of commemorative stamps to be sold by the Royal Mail.

Incidentally, this was the first appearance on a royal stamp for For Prince George.

He is seen standing next to his father Prince William on one side and Queen Elizabeth II on the other. 

We are delighted to release new stamps to celebrate #queenat90. More info here: https://t.co/W3j8T5aXT7 pic.twitter.com/n6evYzJsBE

— Royal Mail News (@royalmailnews) April 20, 2016

The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926; it was officially announced in the Court Circular #Queenat90 pic.twitter.com/bFFcUIh1ln — BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) April 20, 2016

.@RoyalMailStamps have issued a further 6 Special Stamps to honour HM's family life and official role #Queenat90 pic.twitter.com/TIcl7NGNwR — BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) April 20, 2016

The Queen views her new @RoyalMail stamp, specially commissioned for her 90th birthday #Queenat90 pic.twitter.com/vgVGBPBJMl — BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) April 20, 2016

The Queen is the longest reigning UK monarch and also the oldest reigning monarch in the world.

Royal Mail posted the following on its official page:

Royal Mail celebrates the 90th birthday of HM The Queen with ten Special Stamps.

A Stamp Sheet features four generations of the House of Windsor, photographed for Royal Mail by Ranald Mackechnie.

The specially commissioned family portrait was taken in the summer of 2015 in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace.

It features HM The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Duke of Cambridge and HRH Prince George of Cambridge.

 

A further six Special Stamps are issued: three stamps focus on Her Majesty’s family life, and three honour The Queen’s official work for the country.