Queen pays tribute to her family in 65th festive speech

  • The Queen and Prince Philip will feature in an image from their 1947 wedding and in a photo released to mark their 70th wedding anniversary in November
  • Also on display are photographs of Prince George and Princess Charlotte
  • The Queen will wear a dress in ivory white Bouclé by designer Angela Kelly

The Queen will pay tribute to the Royal Family during her 65th Christmas speech as she poses next to photos of her and Prince Philip and her great-grandchildren.

The couple will feature in a black and white image from their 1947 wedding, and in a colour photo released to mark their 70th wedding anniversary celebrated in November.

Photographs of the Queen’s great-grandchildren, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, will also be on display.

The Queen will pay tribute to the Royal Family during her 65th Christmas speech as she poses next to photos of her and Prince Philip and her great-grandchildren

Pictured left to right: The Queen and Prince Philip on their wedding day in 1947; the royal couple on their 70th wedding anniversary this year; Princess Charlotte's official second birthday portrait; Prince George's official fourth birthday portrait 

Pictured left to right: The Queen and Prince Philip on their wedding day in 1947; the royal couple on their 70th wedding anniversary this year; Princess Charlotte’s official second birthday portrait; Prince George’s official fourth birthday portrait 

Taken by photographer Chris Jackson, the portrait of Prince George was issued by Kensington Palace on July 22nd to mark the youngster’s fourth birthday.

Commenting on the portrait at the time, Jackson, who is married to Kate’s personal assistant Natasha Archer, said he was ‘thrilled and honoured’ to have been asked to take the picture.

He added: ‘He is such a happy boy and certainly injects some fun into a photoshoot.’

The photo of Charlotte, meanwhile, was taken by her mother the Duchess of Cambridge to mark her second birthday on May 2nd.

The Queen and Prince Philip feature in a black and white image from their 1947 wedding

The Queen and Prince Philip feature in a black and white image from their 1947 wedding

Taken by photographer Chris Jackson, the portrait of Prince George was issued by Kensington Palace on July 22nd to mark the youngster's fourth birthday

The photo of Charlotte was taken by her mother the Duchess of Cambridge to mark her second birthday on May 2nd

Photographs of the Queen’s great-grandchildren, Prince George (left) and Princess Charlotte (right), will also be on display

In the portrait, taken in April, Charlotte can be seen wearing a traditional Fair Isle cardigan in baby blue and yellow from John Lewis that had sold out before the photo was released with a slightly crumpled Peter Pan collar, £12, from Jojo Maman Bébé poking out of the top.  

During the speech, her Majesty will wear a dress in ivory white Bouclé and threaded throughout with silk ribbon. Embroidered with gold, silver and ivory spots, the Bouclé is embellished with Swarovski crystals and a silk organza frill.

The Queen first wore the dress, designed by Angela Kelly, on June 3rd 2012, for the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant.



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