Prince William and Princess Kate release personal photograph to mark Queen Camilla’s 77th birthday

The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a heartwarming tribute to Queen Camilla in honour of her 77th birthday on Wednesday.

Sharing a touching photograph of the Queen on their social media accounts, Prince William and Kate wrote: “Wishing Her Majesty a very Happy Birthday!”

The stunning portrait was taken by Princess Kate in 2022 in the gardens of Ray Mill House – the Queen’s rural bolthole in Lacock, Wiltshire. A year later, Kate’s stunning photo won cover of the year in the PPA Awards after it appeared on the front cover of a special royal edition of Country Life.

In the photo, a beaming Queen Camilla is pictured sitting on a bench in the grounds of her blooming garden, clutching a trug filled with pelargoniums. For the special photoshoot, Camilla donned a pretty blue and white floral dress which she teamed with a powder blue cardigan.

Prince William and Kate weren’t the only royals to publicly wish Her Majesty a happy birthday as messages were also shared by the Royal Family and on King Charles and Camilla’s official Instagram account.

Alongside a photograph of Camilla, the caption read: “[Cake emoji] Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a very Happy Birthday today!”

The Palace also shared a video clip of a group of children singing to Camilla, writing alongside the footage: “[Balloon emoji] Birthday celebrations started early in Guernsey yesterday…”

The birthday celebrations followed a busy week of engagements, including Camilla’s surprise visit to Wimbledon last Wednesday, and her joint trip to Jersey and Guernsey alongside King Charles at the start of the week.